I think you're correct. Perhaps it has to do with the way grain interacts with the digital bits. I'm going to print some of these when I get a chance. I think they'll print better than they scan.
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Hi Paul ... > > I like the image, but I don't like what Delta 3200 has done > to it. Too grainy, muddy in the shadows ... at least on > this monitor. And I'm not against grain at all, it's just > that it doesn't seem to add to the mood of the photo, or > enhance it in any way. > > shel > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > > I shot this at a concert with my nearly silent 1953 Leica IIIf RD and > > Summicron 50/2 collapsible. The film was Ilford Delta 3200, rated at > > 1600. The exposure was f2.8 @ 1/25 It's here: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2188979&size=lg.

