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skellum
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Registered: December 2011 Location: Isle of Lewis Posts: 1,330
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Tue, 31, July, 2018 8:19pm
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Very good use of infrared, making the foliage gleam. The bigger negative of the XPan de-emphasises the grain, and I think makes for a gentler image. The panoramic format is an interesting choice here, as it gives a horizontal slice across a field of vertical lines.
If I was printing it I'd be tempted to just burn down the bright patch bottom left slightly. Otherwise I'd be delighted to have made this.
In fact, I wonder what a really big print of this would look like?
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vincent
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Registered: December 2008 Location: Co. Kildare Ireland Posts: 876
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Wed, 1, August, 2018 7:04pm
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Thanks, skellum for your comments. Looking at the print now I realize that the bright patch is not as bright as it appears on the screen. When printing Xpan negs I usually used a portion of a 12 x 16 print which allowed a generous cut off for a test strip. The photo itself is 5 x 13.5 inches which allows for a wide border. I scanned the photo in 2 parts and joined them with photomerge in PS.
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Vincent - Not afraid of the dark
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skellum
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Registered: December 2011 Location: Isle of Lewis Posts: 1,330
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Thu, 2, August, 2018 7:08am
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Good Morning Vincent.
Agreed, scans sometimes don't do the print justice- they can miss a lot of the subtleties in the fine highlights.
I shoot some Panoramic images, but using a Russian Horizon. Good fun, but limiting compared to the X-Pan. Printing can be a challenge, as the image is so different in shape to all the standard paper sizes. Like you, I tend to cut the long edge to make test strips.
Not strictly to do with this image, but I followed the link to your snap fish collection- your infrared stuff is lovely!
edge of the boglands and three sisters are gorgeous.
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vincent
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Registered: December 2008 Location: Co. Kildare Ireland Posts: 876
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Thu, 2, August, 2018 7:25pm
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hi skellum, thanks for your comments on my work. I've always enjoyed working with IR especially Kodak HIE. My IR work always did well for me in club competitions so I was always inclined to use it a lot on my photo outings. Like yourself, I regret the passing of the Kodak IR and although I've used the Rollei IR 400 I find that the negatives scan a lot better than they print. I imagine it's just a learning process that I'll have to go through. I've been watching your progress with it and I'm impressed.
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Vincent - Not afraid of the dark
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