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Subject: Re: [OM] Ralph Gibson-seeing
From: Steve Goss <steveg3@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 21:26:51 -0500
I believe the filter was a fairly dark brown shade. By using brown it didn't
favor one color over another, and by being darkish, muted the colors more.

Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa

John Pendley wrote:
> 
> Fred Picker used to tout this practice highly, with one twist.  He had some
> kind of plastic (filter?) mounted in the slide frame.  He said it gave a
> very good idea of the shades of gray that would appear in a B&W print.
> Maybe somebody remembers or can find out what his gizmo was.  I can't find
> my copy of The Zone VI Workshop.
> JP
> 
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >> The best photographic advice I have ever
> > >> received (to date):  "Don't use
> > >> your camera to frame your shot."  Not relevant
> > >> for action photography, but
> > >> for everything else.  Standard method is to
> > >> have an empty slide holder and
> > >> hold it in front of your face. Move it and you
> > >> around a lot until you have
> > >> the shot you want and then get your camera to
> > >> reproduce this (focal length
> > >> = distance of slide holder from eye).
> > >

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