[pure-silver] Re: The Quest
- From: "Chris Ellinger" <ellinger@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:29:03 -0500
> I am stretching to find the way to capture what I have been dreaming of for
> most of my life! (And also wondering whether it is technically possible, or
> even reasonable to undertake, using analog means these digital days.)
>
> I am trying to get the incredible tack-sharp depth of field in Abbott's
> "City Arabesque" and other NY skyline shots. (I've seen some 40" prints in
> a business reception area & conference rooms years ago & was blown away.) I
> know she used a view camera.
<snip>
> So I'm trying to figure out of it IS possible by this mere mortal, without
> unlimited finances, to break my back & my wallet with a view camera &
> serious tripod, and get the prints I dream of using my Saunders LPL 4550XLG
> (oops, I think it would mean getting a new enlarger to accommodate the
> larger negs?)
I think unsharp masking would produce the "tack sharp" look that you are after.
The effect is
to increase edge contrast in the image, and would be very effective in images
of buildings.
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/unsharp/
You can print 4x5 with that enlarger. Seems like a 4x5 camera, good lens, slow
film, unsharp
masking, and careful technique should be able to produce very high quality
20x24 prints.
The examples you show don't display an extreme DoF, at least nothing that
couldn't be
accomplished with modest front tilt.
Chris Ellinger
Ann Arbor, MI
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