Mountain study. 4k resolution

sarrasani · Nov 22, 2016

Monte Rosa: Lyskamm and Castore glacier (italian side).

Thank you and all the best,
Sandro

weepete · Nov 22, 2016

Love the colour version, that's awesome!

alexis.alvarez · Nov 22, 2016

Agree with weepete -- love the color version, it works much, much better.

dxqcanada · Nov 22, 2016

The B&W one would look much better if you play with the S curve or work with each colour layer ... as I keep saying, it looks flat.

KmH · Nov 22, 2016

Only 4K resolution?
What camera are you using?

I agree the B&W is really monotone instead of B&W and it is way short on mid-tone contrast.
The lack of mid-tone contrast is hindering the perceived sharpness of the photo.

sarrasani · Nov 23, 2016

weepete said:
Love the colour version, that's awesome!

thank you much!
Sandro

sarrasani · Nov 23, 2016

KmH said:
Only 4K resolution?
What camera are you using?

I agree the B&W is really monocolor instaed of B&W and it is way short on mid-tone contrast.
The lack of mid-tone contrast is hindering the perceived sharpness of the photo.

I see here about all smaller images, than this your "only" is curious......
here i used a 36 mp camera (Sony a7r). I use to prepare, see and evaluate my jpgs at 4K resolution, then this is my
"target" file and I like to present them so.

About the "lack of mid tone".....ok, but I like to preserve detail (and I think it's good, or not, in the 4k visualization?) but without that kind of harsheness and dry/simplifying strong contrast of many digital images we see.
Then I like (for this kind of "old-fashioned-but-detailed-image-warm-toned" to increase micro-contrast holding, or subtracting something as here, some points to general contrast. Half tones are imho more important......
My reference is Large format film and prints worls, and I try to stay near to that world (I too use really LF cameras, but with digital I have less weight to carry on my shoulders..... :02.47-tranquillity:

Thank you and all the best,
sandro

sarrasani · Nov 23, 2016

dxqcanada said:
The B&W one would look much better if you play with the S curve or work with each colour layer ... as I keep saying, it looks flat.

thank you much.
as I told in another reply, my reference images in this kind of photography (LF film....) have soft general contrast
in conjunction with rich transitions and natural detail. I used S and single colour control, but having this target.
Also my LF analogue prints were considered "soft", the problem is probably of mine..... :1251:

or it's a simple question of tastes.
Again thank you and all the best,
sandro

sarrasani · Nov 23, 2016

alexis.alvarez said:
Agree with weepete -- love the color version, it works much, much better.

thank you much for your attention and your opinion.
sandro

dxqcanada · Nov 23, 2016

Ah, I understand ... if you printed like that, then I can see why you would see the digital image in the same way.
When I was shooting LF, I liked high contrast type images ... though I did play with zones a lot so my prints had "punch" but still had mid-tones.

KmH · Nov 23, 2016

dxqcanada said:
I liked high contrast type images ...

Most other people do too.

sarrasani · Nov 23, 2016

Again thank you. Happy to read you make/made LF (prints from big films) prints.
IMHO great school, and the tones subtleness and extension of an Ansel Adams prints has IMHO no equal
in modern ink-jet prints........but in my little corner I enjoy much also (and more, more easy.....) the digital shooting.
Especially, and really more since the 4k displays (I use a cheap Panasonic LED 55') and these mirrorless that are similar to little LF cameras (the magnification instead of the loupe.....).
All the best,
Sandro