On Dec 7, 2005, at 7:20 AM, Tom Reese wrote:
Someone from our local camera club sent me this. I forward this to
the Pentax list with great reluctance. I feel like I'm selling
crack to kids. Anyway, if you don't want to be a real photographer
and use real Velvia and you're willing to settle for some phony
baloney digital horsepockey manipulation you might find it useful:
Tom (Shoot Film Dammit!) Reese
Get a life, Tom. The war is over. Film is dead. ]'-)
Attached is a free action designed for use with Adobe Photoshop CS/
CS2 that will give your digital images a Velvia touch. http://
www.thelightsrightstudio.com/TLRDigitalVelvia.htm
Amusing, overdone, but I only rarely liked the exaggerated color
saturation of Velvia. Just like Agfa Ultra 50, it's useful for a
giggle now and then. Still have a few rolls of Ultra 50 in the deep
freeze...
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW2/19.htm
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW2/19a.htm
It makes the overly hot Sony F707 colors seem muted by comparison.
Godfrey
