On 1 Dec 2005 at 18:39, Jack Davis wrote: > Can't pass up this opportunity "come out" and reveal the actual > physical repulsion I experienced each time I see a Velvia print > attempting to depict an element of the natural world. > Now, in a PS world of hue and tone sliders, I long for the limits > previously imposed by the availability of a single offending film. > Juicing colors is one thing, but bizarre, bad dream, newly hatched > color images offered as serious straight-up nature scenes is always an > unpleasant experience. > I know, it's art..nuff said.
I agree, and add to that the inane use of polarizers and graduated tobacco filters and the hideous picture is complete. There is a solution though, don't use Velvia and educate those you can. I know it's depressing to witness all the non-photogs that ooh and ahh over these departures from reality but hyper- reality tends to sell unfortunately. Next time you get the opportunity to study one of these type of prints just have a look at how much detail is lost in that super-saturation. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
