Pin Mill Wrecks

We don’t get many people on this forum who offer, good , bad or in indifferent opinions on pictures posted, I suppose it’s because they are seen as digital files and not DR prints, however, I think that constructive opinions on individual posted images are helpful and part of a learning curve, we all learn from reading why not observation as well, rant over lol
 
martin henson said:
We don’t get many people on this forum who offer, good , bad or in indifferent opinions on pictures posted, I suppose it’s because they are seen as digital files and not DR prints, however, I think that constructive opinions on individual posted images are helpful and part of a learning curve, we all learn from reading why not observation as well, rant over lol
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I Agree and will try and give constructive thoughts on future posts :) I worry about the validity of photographing then scanning either by flatbed or DSLR but I have two large format printers, a fast way to a high quality print although not silver
 
Martin, it didn’t seem like any kind of rant, but a good point.
The Pin Mill image seems very nicely composed and the exposure and printing handled well. We can judge this sort of thing on screen.
Unless someone publishes a separate file of a small part, we can’t really judge absolute sharpness, and I suspect that on some screens, some subtleties of tonal graduation may be lost. If it’s a series, we can judge how well it’s constructed and how the individual images influence our opinions of how they relate to the others.
 
Yes that goes without saying David M, we are judged by final outcome, usually the print, all I am trying to put across is some thought to the poster , who posts their work for others to see, if no comments at all are returned it can be, for some a little disheartening, we can only comment on what we see, for me it’s not hard to see good tonal range and a certain quality that gives it a sence of depth, if it can be seen here on a screen then hopefully would transfer to the DR or inkjet printer usually bettter in my experience.
 
ChrisDavies359 said:
I Agree and will try and give constructive thoughts on future posts :) I worry about the validity of photographing then scanning either by flatbed or DSLR but I have two large format printers, a fast way to a high quality print although not silver
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I suppose the validity would come from the print been one of a kind, most DR prints are, the only way with the scanning workflow is to try and emulate the DR, by that I mean print and delete the original , re edit and print again, ditto etc, the end result will always be subtly different, would that validate more ?
 
I agree, real prints are best. Modern screens are surprisingly good, but not quite perfect yet.
I do know what you mean about images getting few comments.
Surprisingly, we seem to be much keener on detailed drop-by-drop, minute-by-minute, degree-by-degree, inversion-by-inversion discussions and anecdotes about a certain developer. No names, no pack drill, of course.
 
I love the talks here, there informative and interesting, knowledge passed on makes this place a great learning resource
 
I’m not entirely sure of the use of the word “valid”. If we are being picky about the purity of the process, then only a single image produced directly in the camera can be truly “valid”. After that, it’s a historical accident that enables some people to value one process more than another. As far as I can see, it’s the final image that counts, in whatever medium the photographer prefers.
 
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