My Fellow Pentaxians! I have been a SPY!

**Hawki** · 03-22-2007, 11:50 AM

Hey Firemate ... nice images ... I'm also partial to the B&W.
You do the 110 justice ...

FireMate · 03-22-2007, 05:44 PM

Originally posted by Hawki

Hey Firemate ... nice images ... I'm also partial to the B&W.
You do the 110 justice ...

Thanks! The RAW is great, because I feel I'd rather do JPEG processing for the web myself, and control the settings, than potentially get colours or compression issues like in cameras of the past.

I'm still a little old school when it comes to post processing though... I don't do anything I wouldn't be doing in a dark room, really.

So, B&W shots are done with a red filter on the lens, rather than just trying to increase contrast later, and so on.

Thanks for the compliments!

**Hawki** · 03-24-2007, 01:29 PM

Originally posted by FireMate

Thanks! The RAW is great, because I feel I'd rather do JPEG processing for the web myself, and control the settings, than potentially get colours or compression issues like in cameras of the past.

I'm still a little old school when it comes to post processing though... I don't do anything I wouldn't be doing in a dark room, really.

So, B&W shots are done with a red filter on the lens, rather than just trying to increase contrast later, and so on.

Thanks for the compliments!

Boy, talk about a subject that opens up Pandora's box. My first impulse is to try and keep the PP to a reasonable limit ... however, lately, I've been changing my view of just what constitutes too much PP and where digital art begins.
Sure makes for one hell of a discussion ...
Anyway ... please keep the images coming ... cheers.

khardur · 03-24-2007, 04:50 PM

Originally posted by FireMate

I'm still a little old school when it comes to post processing though... I don't do anything I wouldn't be doing in a dark room, really.

Speaking of this - I do the same here, except since I don't have money to buy filters to fit all my lenses, I do it in PP.

I found a great pile of filters for Photoshop (freeware for persona AND commercial use) at Cybia - Digital Resource Studio.

I use the B&W Plus filter constantly, it's much better for my purposes than PS-Elements 5.0 "convert to B&W".

-Dan M.

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03-22-2007, 11:50 AM	#16
Hawki Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North Face of Mount Shasta Photos: Albums Posts: 120	Hey Firemate ... nice images ... I'm also partial to the B&W. You do the 110 justice ...

03-22-2007, 05:44 PM	#17
FireMate Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 105 Original Poster	Originally posted by Hawki Hey Firemate ... nice images ... I'm also partial to the B&W. You do the 110 justice ... Thanks! The RAW is great, because I feel I'd rather do JPEG processing for the web myself, and control the settings, than potentially get colours or compression issues like in cameras of the past. I'm still a little old school when it comes to post processing though... I don't do anything I wouldn't be doing in a dark room, really. So, B&W shots are done with a red filter on the lens, rather than just trying to increase contrast later, and so on. Thanks for the compliments!

03-24-2007, 01:29 PM	#18
Hawki Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North Face of Mount Shasta Photos: Albums Posts: 120	Originally posted by FireMate Thanks! The RAW is great, because I feel I'd rather do JPEG processing for the web myself, and control the settings, than potentially get colours or compression issues like in cameras of the past. I'm still a little old school when it comes to post processing though... I don't do anything I wouldn't be doing in a dark room, really. So, B&W shots are done with a red filter on the lens, rather than just trying to increase contrast later, and so on. Thanks for the compliments! Boy, talk about a subject that opens up Pandora's box. My first impulse is to try and keep the PP to a reasonable limit ... however, lately, I've been changing my view of just what constitutes too much PP and where digital art begins. Sure makes for one hell of a discussion ... Anyway ... please keep the images coming ... cheers.

03-24-2007, 04:50 PM	#19
khardur Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Massachusetts Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,560	Originally posted by FireMate I'm still a little old school when it comes to post processing though... I don't do anything I wouldn't be doing in a dark room, really. Speaking of this - I do the same here, except since I don't have money to buy filters to fit all my lenses, I do it in PP. I found a great pile of filters for Photoshop (freeware for persona AND commercial use) at Cybia - Digital Resource Studio. I use the B&W Plus filter constantly, it's much better for my purposes than PS-Elements 5.0 "convert to B&W". -Dan M.