On 17/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Cotty scribed: > >> Actually that last sentence was aimed at the editor, but he's put it in >> anyway lest the mag get inundated with irate Belinkovites ;-) >> > ><LOL> Funny to see that here at this time, as I was just going through some >filters that I modified for soft-focus and diffused effects. > >Photoshop trickery doesn't work when making silver prints, so it's good to >know how to fiddle in both formats. Been lobbying Adobe for a silk stocking >filter, but they keep coming up with some synthetic material filter. > >Synthetic materials don't work as well when shooting contre jour. Remember, >natural, organic fibers with a thread count of between 110 and 130 work very >well in such situations. Silk seems to be the most ideal, but the web >material of certain spiders, when gathered at, or just before, sunrise, can >be woven into a marvelous filter. Unfortunately, they are more delicate that >silk, and greater care must be taken with their use and handling. Still, the >effect with fine-grained films, such as Neopan F, Agfa's APX 25 (You do have >a few bricks in your freezer, of course), and Efke 25, is something to >behold. > >kind regards from the past, > >Shel Belinkoff
Shel, I saw your response in the email header and frankly I was sh*tting pearls. I didn't know how you'd react to my designation up there in the first para. Glad you saw the funny side. Anyway, I must apologise as I spelled your name wrong. I'm afraid to say that the only bricks in our freezer consist of ice cream <b>.... Good to see you're in decent health what with the stew and all..... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
