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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: cjogo on January 10, 2014, 12:55:10 pm

Title: P&S at the Beach
Post by: cjogo on January 10, 2014, 12:55:10 pm: 1980's Point and Shoot - Kodak neg
Title: Re: P&S at the Beach
Post by: cjogo on January 10, 2014, 02:33:11 pm: Olympus Stylus :: were incredible cameras for their time http://www.d2gallery.com/images/olympus-stylus-front.jpg
Title: Re: P&S at the Beach
Post by: Rob C on January 10, 2014, 02:35:35 pm: Never mind the cameras, the image is lovely.

Rob C
Title: Re: P&S at the Beach
Post by: Alan Klein on January 10, 2014, 03:02:43 pm: Notice how many of the shadow details cannot be seen. Do you think we're now hung up on shadow detail capability or what? Back then most people didn't care about shadows, in fact blacks make a great contrast counterpoint.
Title: Re: P&S at the Beach
Post by: Rob C on January 10, 2014, 03:13:40 pm: Quote from: Alan Klein on January 10, 2014, 03:02:43 pm
Notice how many of the shadow details cannot be seen. Do you think we're now hung up on shadow detail capability or what? Back then most people didn't care about shadows, in fact blacks make a great contrast counterpoint.

Agree 100%, Alan, and I still follow that concept where I think it suits.

You've hit on something that deserves a thread to itself: The Corruption of Art in the Pursuit of Total Recall.

Rob C
Title: Re: P&S at the Beach
Post by: Alan Klein on January 10, 2014, 04:32:12 pm: HDR often fits into total recall as well.
Title: Re: P&S at the Beach
Post by: cjogo on January 10, 2014, 07:02:19 pm: I started with Canon QL17 'round 1971 http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/msFOk6uKNyj4JqsM8QiYQ8A.jpg
Title: Re: P&S at the Beach
Post by: cjogo on January 10, 2014, 07:06:25 pm: Quote from: Alan Klein on January 10, 2014, 03:02:43 pm
Notice how many of the shadow details cannot be seen. Do you think we're now hung up on shadow detail capability or what? Back then most people didn't care about shadows, in fact blacks make a great contrast counterpoint.

Probably one reason I moved over to mainly B&W -- fuller spectrum ....
Title: Re: P&S at the Beach
Post by: Alan Klein on January 10, 2014, 09:38:40 pm: Beach shot with a Nikonos IVa circa early 1980's. Great for the beach because it kept out the sand.

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/htmls/models/htmls/nikonos45.htm
Title: Re: P&S at the Beach
Post by: David Eckels on January 11, 2014, 06:00:39 pm: Quote from: Rob C on January 10, 2014, 03:13:40 pm
You've hit on something that deserves a thread to itself: The Corruption of Art in the Pursuit of Total Recall.
Absolutely!
Title: Re: P&S at the Beach
Post by: Ed Blagden on January 12, 2014, 08:00:16 am: Quote from: Alan Klein on January 10, 2014, 03:02:43 pm
Notice how many of the shadow details cannot be seen. Do you think we're now hung up on shadow detail capability or what? Back then most people didn't care about shadows, in fact blacks make a great contrast counterpoint.

Lovely shot - I like the distant figures on the beach. Only nit is the sloping horizon but you know how to fix that.

I agree with Alan about the shadows - deep shadows don't always need detail and most often I find myself crushing down the blacks in LR anyway to get the look I want.

As for HDR - eeurgh (most of the time).