Re: Locomotive 484 / BW & Sepia

John E. Bull Wrote:
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> I see no advantage converting color to B/W. The
> advantage of b/w was when the film was
> orthopanamanthic (si)which had great laditude to
> catch all the shades of black, gray, grit, or what
> ever in the shadows. With the high contrast with
> any color film, and the high altitude in your
> area, none of the film or digital cameras can
> catch the details in the shadows. Never use the 1A
> filter above 8,000'
>
> You want a system that can catch all the details
> in very low light shadows and not be washed out in
> the very brightly sun lit areas.
>
> Your original color views have a all black
> engines, which you attempt to convert to sepia or
> b/w but will not be corrected without a lot of
> "photo shop" time.


1. For me I do it for two reasons. It gives my gift shops another look and they sell.

2. When you work on photos about everyday its fun to play with them sometimes.