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New London, CT
In today's age of digital photography, it's easy to get a little carried away in post processing. I'm fascinated with the amount of effort software companies have put into their programs in order to re-create the looks of classic films. Having had very little experience with film, I'm not sure if the digital versions resemble the classic films or not. It took a lot more skill to get these types of effects and often hours in the darkroom. Now, with the right program, and few mouse clicks I can easily sample dozens of effects until I find one that I like.
Ed, I've shot miles of b&w film. Many of the "effects" were the result of problems or errors. Cameras might let some light hit the edge of the film leading to darkening the edges of prints. Some films were nationally high contrast. Darkroom work gave many possibilities similar to digital manipulation, but with less control. And we don't have to expose ourselves to all those semi-poisonous chemicals now, but there was an excitement in the darkroom missing with digital images.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Ed. Your photo drops us back a century.
ReplyDeleteI love this photo. Great nostalgic feel here!
ReplyDeleteThanks to everyone for looking and commenting.
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