Luminous Landscape Forum
Site & Board Matters => About This Site => Topic started by: Ernst Dinkla on February 09, 2015, 06:55:04 am
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Hello Michael, Kevin,
Considering the quality of most of the LL fora I think it would be a good place to accommodate a quality Digital Black&White forum too.
Right now I see B&W threads scattered in more fora here that could escape members interested in all aspects of Digital B&W.
Of course B&W has aspects that fit the respective fora but I get the impression it could benefit more of a B&W dedicated forum that still could address aspects like B&W conversion, B&W printing, B&W color management, etc.
The wider web has several Digital B&W fora, less accessible compared to LL and lesser known to the wider public. Their content can be more niche orientated and/or proprietary (linked to a specific application, product). I see parallel developments that could learn from one another go different paths and energy wasted that way. I do not object to the mix of newbies and competent members in the fora I follow. A quality forum sanitizes itself constantly; creates a big audience, educates the newbies, levels the unorthodox, attracts competent writers, etc so grows in quality by nature. I doubt that is the case so far with the existing B&W fora, competent writers there too but one has to follow many threads at different places and I see confusion appear, not just in myself.
Met vriendelijke groet, Ernst Dinkla
http://www.pigment-print.com/spectralplots/spectrumviz_1.htm
December 2014 update, 700+ inkjet media white spectral plots
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I heartily agree with Ernst's suggestion.
Most of my work is black and white, so I would certainly follow such a forum regularly.
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Hi,
Add my name to those who would welcome such a forum.
Jean-Michel
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Great idea - not sure why we have not done this before. I have created a new forum here (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?board=61.0)
Over time I would be happy to migrate old B&W topics there if you would just send me the topic via 'Report to Mod'
Chris
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Thanks, Ernst. I don't know why all of us black-and-white photographers haven't petitioned for this before to the powers that be. Now that Ernst has raised it (bravely come forward?) it does seem to be a rather obvious sub-forum category. LL has done such a great job before in making much useful B&W information available, but rather scattered about (albeit not overly difficult to identify and access). It would be nice, though, having it all (or most of it) in one spot. Jim
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LuLu says: 'You are welcome!' ))
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What other web site would respond as quickly as LuLa has?
Thank you Chris; Thank you LuLa!
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Let's get some discussions going in that forum - it's lonely!
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Great idea - not sure why we have not done this before. I have created a new forum here (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?board=61.0)
Over time I would be happy to migrate old B&W topics there if you would just send me the topic via 'Report to Mod'
Chris
Chris, thank you.
Very responsive moderation.
Met vriendelijke groet, Ernst
http://www.pigment-print.com/spectralplots/spectrumviz_1.htm
December 2014 update, 700+ inkjet media white spectral plots
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What other web site would respond as quickly as LuLa has?
Thank you Chris; Thank you LuLa!
I Heartily agree.