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Laurence
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 Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:43 pm Post subject: Need Assistance Deciding - Provia 100 |
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Laurence wrote:
Hello all!
I have a person who wants a 16x20 enlargement from this image
of a Tubeflower in front of the building.
Isn't it interesting - I really am not excited about the image, but
she loves it. So, who am I to argue, correct? 
The quandary is that she can't decide between the black and white
and the color rendition. I told her I would ask some colleagues
and see what they would do.
These are low-resolution 800dpi images. When I scan for
an enlargement, the image will be much cleaner, of course,
with dust spots, grain, etc. fixed. That should not be a problem,
as the transparency is very sharp under the loupe' and will scan
well at 2400dpi, giving about 200ppi for the print. I probably will
work with contrast for the final image, especially if she decides on
the black and white.
Any opinions would be wonderful.
(Taken with the Super-Takumar 55/1.8 at f:3.5 - always a fine lens).
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ludoo wrote:
Can't she have both prints, both colour and b&w?
It's a tough call, but I personally prefer the colour one.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
| ludoo wrote: |
Can't she have both prints, both colour and b&w?
It's a tough call, but I personally prefer the colour one. |
+1 color one.
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shauttra
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shauttra wrote:
For this one i prefer colour image. 
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Laurence
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
| ludoo wrote: |
Can't she have both prints, both colour and b&w?
It's a tough call, but I personally prefer the colour one. |
I actually think she is going to buy one print now, and the other version
in a few months. But of course, I would like to give her the one that
has a consensus from this forum, as well as a couple of her friends.
Thank you!
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Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
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Laurence
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Laurence wrote:
Attila and shauttra: Thank you! Looks like color is leading already!
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Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Orio
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Orio wrote:
I vote for colour, because there isn't enough tones separation in the B&W image to make the flower look separated from the building.
Of course this might change with some specific digital darkroom work on the separate colour channels - but as it is, colour is much preferable IMHO.
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cooltouch
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cooltouch wrote:
Well, I don't often wish to argue with Orio, but this time I'm gonna disagree. I think there is sufficient difference in textures between the flower and the out-of-focus background such that a B&W image will work, especially if you punch up the contrast a bit, as you mentioned. But if I were buying, I'd go for the color image. That's just me, though -- I almost always prefer a color image to a B&W one, given a choice between the two. This one especially, though. You've got a nice gradient from unsaturated to saturated (top to bottom) with the background and just the reverse of saturated to unsaturated from top to bottom with the flower. This contrast makes the color photo quite interesting.
Course, if you've got a Costco in your area, you might offer here a twofer. Their print prices are remarkably cheap and they do decent work.
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