So not deliberate enhancement, but a process that lead to emphasizing what was there, and a decision to just go with that. In my own life I seem to be an anti-grain warrior, but I mostly don't try to push it on other people. I was just slightly startled to see that much in something I was sure was done with modern digital gear (I guessed the D200; which is what I'm shooting myself). (I don't mean I thought I recognized it as the D200 just from the images, only that I knew what you had with you and that seemed the most likely one for these results.)
These do have very much the look of pushed film, now that I think about it. I associate that with low-light indoor shots, and this was outside with snow, so I didn't make the connection immediately. Does punch up the harshness nicely.
Ah, so the dogs are somewhat expendable; so I was roughly right to worry for them a bit. Mind you, if I lived in polar bear country myself I might very well do the same thing. Everything I know about polar bears sounds like I wouldn't really like them as close neighbors.
I'm OK with grain, I actually often like the look of it, but mostly for B&W images. The Bronica/Megavision doesn't significantly do grain, mostly because if I'm using a contrast filter, it doesn't lose any resolution. I find the D200 relatively gritty in comparison, but gritty is often good, and it suits my style.
The light levels were actually relatively low. It was heavily overcast, and was very much past the end of arctic summer at that point, so whilst it wasn't really dark, it wasn't exactly brilliant sunshine either.
Re the dogs, I believe a typical life expectancy to be about 4 years. It made me feel a little uncomfortable.
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Date: 2008-09-24 06:12 pm (UTC)These do have very much the look of pushed film, now that I think about it. I associate that with low-light indoor shots, and this was outside with snow, so I didn't make the connection immediately. Does punch up the harshness nicely.
Ah, so the dogs are somewhat expendable; so I was roughly right to worry for them a bit. Mind you, if I lived in polar bear country myself I might very well do the same thing. Everything I know about polar bears sounds like I wouldn't really like them as close neighbors.
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Date: 2008-09-24 08:09 pm (UTC)The light levels were actually relatively low. It was heavily overcast, and was very much past the end of arctic summer at that point, so whilst it wasn't really dark, it wasn't exactly brilliant sunshine either.
Re the dogs, I believe a typical life expectancy to be about 4 years. It made me feel a little uncomfortable.