Hey, Grandma Moses started late!
There's a wagon, or float, with a banner proclaiming it is the gift of Le Journal, a newspaper.
Men on it are handing stuff out to the crowd pressing round. White and similarly-shaped objects - newspapers being given away?
But what is this huge crowd, and what is the occasion? Do you know, LEP?
These are fascinating photos (as were last week's).
The third one used to be on Rue Montorgueil, and the station for the Creil stagecoach.
The eighth is a family from the 5th arrondissement indeed. Talk about gentrification... Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
I'll see if I can dig it out and scan it.
Fuji Reala 100 - 6cm medium format
6cm medium format - Fuji Reala
Canadian Geese, year long residents, a courtesy of global warming. I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears
When converting from film to digital there are a few critical things to keep in mind, not that you would probably notice the results at the size presented here. I do usually sharpen in Photoshop after scanning, when I have time, because the scanning process softens the image somewhat. It's not something I do particularly well, but I'm learning. I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears
It is not a problem with digital images per se, it is the variety of colour spaces used to describe them, and the compression techniques used.
I guarantee that with Photoshop (or better still 'Aperture') and a knowledge of gamma correction, a pro finds no difference between film and digital originals when reproduced in a similar medium.
Even the best (analog) photograph in the world needs to be corrected in repro before it goes to print, to match the paper type, printing method and ink type. There is no such thing as perfect image because it does not exist except as a matrix - whether film or digital it has to be reproduced, and the reproduction process will always change the theoretical 'ideal' matrix. Only a professional eye and expertise can 'adjust' reproduction parameters to compensate. You can't be me, I'm taken
There are differences in the characteristics of both film (even differences between positives and negatives) and digital capture that require compensation when producing a good print or a good publication. Grain in film is an issue when preparing for print, while digital noise introduced by digital conversion with cameras and scanners, etc have their own characteristics. I believe that most pros now prefer the digital dark room over the wet due to the control provided by new software, printers and papers/media. Since I never had a traditional dark room, I have no opinion, but I do really enjoy the digital darkroom. I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears
Pasila rail yard:
A foggy evening in Helsinki:
Pargas limestone quarry:
Viking Line ferry has just arrived:
A small house near the quarry in Pargas:
My dear grandmother:
Sorry for the thumbnails, no energy to make smaller images right now - I am planning an evening without photowork! The "individuele beoordelingen" are over and I got a "good" in everything except beeldontwikkeling, where we have to draw and paint and make artsy-fartsy collages. You have a normal feeling for a moment, then it passes. --More--
photoshop experiment: flower macro
red leaf
click image to enlarge
This one was sharpened after scanning I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears
Our little rascal Bodhi...
Bodhi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bodhi (बोधि) is the Pāli and Sanskrit word for the "awakened" or "knowing" consciousness of a fully liberated yogi, generally translated into English as "enlightenment". It is an abstract noun formed from the verbal root budh (to awake, become aware, notice, know or understand), corresponding to the verbs bujjhati (Pāli) and bodhati or budhyate (Sanskrit). The term Bodhi is mostly used in Buddhist context.
