When Velvia first came out, I tried a roll or two. As it happened, I
caught a scene that sold well.
Resolution was impressive, but the color tones, gosh.
I recall the agony of instruction to the pro-lab each time I needed a
print. "..and get rid of the burgundy/purple soil and rocks..etc. and
knock down that frozen-pea grass color.."
Was a relief when I later applied PS and burned a disc with colors that
didn't make me nauseous.
Pumped colors are one thing, but the Velvia world is another spectrum.
Jack
--- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom C"
> Subject: Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched
>
>
> > For once I agree with Pal...
> >
> > It's always been my contention that Velvia looks closer to the way
> I
> > remember the scene than other films (I'm talking about
> nature/landscape).
> > It's not a good skin-tone film from what I've experienced. People
> seem to
> > universally comment 'but the picture doesn't do it justice'. I
> think
> > Velvia puts that punch back in that makes up for the difference
> between
> > what my eyes saw and what the phototgraphic rendition is.
> >
> > In addition, I think many times the comparisons between Velvia and
> other
> > films are made w/o the benefit of viewing the exact same image on
> the
> > films in question, and w/o the benefit of having witnessed the
> original
> > scene.
>
> Velvia always reminds me of the way things looked on Purple Haze
> trips.
> It's a form of reality I quite enjoyed.
>
> William Robb
>
>
>
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