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[OM] Re: Hajstorp, southwestern Sweden, last summer

Subject: [OM] Re: Hajstorp, southwestern Sweden, last summer
From: Jonas Otter <jonas@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 19:56:00 +0100
Moose wrote:

> Jonas Otter wrote:
>

>>>http://jonas.otter.se/pictures/summer_2005/slides/img031.html
>>>
>>>Click on the picture for a full-size image
>>>
>>>OM-1, probably Zuiko 50/1.8, Efke KB100
>>>  
>>>
>  
>
> Looks like a lovely place to spend some part of summer. Perhaps oddly, 
> it calls to mind M. Hulot's Holiday at the seashore. Makes me want to 
> wander down one of the paths along the banks, which one depending on the 
> temperture and which might lead to a nice spot for a beer.  :-) 

It certainly is very lovely. One can see some M Hulot-esque scenes sometimes, 
if one or more of the crews of the boats is not used to going through locks. 
There can be much shouting, running about, dropping things in the water, 
bumping of boats, etc :-)

No beer except "light" beer (2.8% or so), though, unless you can find a 
licensed restaurant. Serious stuff here, is beer. Right behind where I was 
standing is a cafe where one can have coffee, buns or ice-cream.

>
> Although it gives a very soft, nostalgic look, the tonality seems odd to 
> me, no pure blacks or whites to speak of and very low contrast. It's 
> sort of like a veil over the picture. I have no idea whether this is 
> intentional nor whether it is a result of film, processing, scanning, etc.
>
> In any case, I couldn't resist trying a couple of other "looks" at it 
> <http://moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Sum05.htm>.
>

Thanks for looking and for the suggestions. The strange effect is definitely 
user error. I have been trying to fix up the pictures on my laptop using the 
Gimp and sadly the screen is useless for pictures. I am not used to using these 
picture editor thingies either, I know how to do it the old-fashioned way with 
enlargers and stuff. 

I preferred your mouse-over version, which was much better than my effort. I 
redid my picture trying to get more contrast, however it may have turned out 
rather dark. I also posted the original TIFF (14 MB) from the scanner, 
http://jonas.otter.se/pictures/summer_2005/img031.tif 

If you have any suggestions as to what adjustments are needed and how much of 
them, or a pointer to a tutorial or something, I would be eternally grateful :-)

I shall definitely make paper enlargements of these photos as they seem to have 
turned out very well if one takes into account how I have munged them on the 
computer :-)

> Moose
>




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