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Re: [OM] Somebody is holding out on us

Subject: Re: [OM] Somebody is holding out on us
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:34:59 -0700
Dawid Loubser wrote:
> ...
> Chris, I know you were in a hurry, and that others have also discussed this, 
> but Black and White film has more than enough latitude to have rendered both 
> the shadow and highlight (sunny) areas of your photograph with  
> sufficient detail, and without the extremely harsh contrast.
>   

That's what I thought, but didn't feel qualified to say about prints.

> Certainly not striving for the typical "muddy" look you speak of, but one 
> does prefer to see detail in the shadows and highlights. A four-stop 
> difference between the shadows and highlights is nothing, and I am sure if 
> you look on the negatives it's all there.
>
> Best of luck with your endeavors, and in finding time to finish your images. 
> I have very much the same problem :-)
>   


Well then good luck to both of you!

Moose
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