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Re: [OM] Got a new (OT) squeeze; my poor pooch

Subject: Re: [OM] Got a new (OT) squeeze; my poor pooch
From: Joel Wilcox <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:32:11 -0500
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012, at 01:52 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
> Joel,
> 
> Rumor (rumour for our old-world friends who can't spell logically) has
> it that there is a fancy darkroom that's going to open for business
> here in Iowa pretty soon. Oh, and furthermore, it is equipped with
> enlargers for negs up to 4x5. Drop those negs into a bag on your BMW
> bike and head on down for a day of making REAL B&W prints.
> 
> We're about two weeks off from taking possession of the new digs.
> Figure about a month or so to do the necessary construction.

Nice offer, dood.  Good excuse to get down your way, too.  My darkroom
gear is out on indefinite loan but wouldn't handle negs this size
anyway.

> As a general rule, we seem to get the best results if we scan as a
> color negative and then desaturate it in an editor. I would recommend
> scanning in higher bit-depth and save as a 16-bit tiff. Apply your
> gamma/curves adjustments in the editor.

I'll give it a try, though I don't see why it would make a difference.

Joel W.

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