RON's A ROUND TUIT THREAD
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@Blacktop; Pulled both photos up on monitor and used the loupe to examine various areas of each photo. the white balance is off on the Nikon photo but that is easily addressed in pp. The sadder truth is that the IPhone photo is sharper and that cannot be easily repaired in pp. Sharpening helped somewhat but not enough. I suspect a lens issue and am one my way out to reshoot this with a prime lens to see if that helps narrow the gap. Will post results later if that flower is still there. Of course, if this was easy anyone could do it.
Went to the Frick Museum today to see an exhibit called "Impressionist to Modernist, Masterworks of Early Photography. Photos by such noted photographers as Stieglitz,Steichen, White , Strand and Kasebler were featured, along with detailed commentary on their works and styles and their influence on photography in the early 20th Century.
It was an inspiring exhibit and centered on the dispute between Pictorialism and the more modern ideas of the likes of Ansel Adams. Most of the photos in the exhibit were of the pictorialist school although a few photos by Alfred Stieglist showed his abadonment of the more dreamlike images to ones that were much sharper.
One of the things I found most amazing was the degree of post processing and cleaver use of many different papers and processes that these photographers employed to achieve their vision. I do not know if this showing will move on to other cities but if it does I would highly urge all Nikonites to attend.
While Adams and his adherants have seemed prevail, there is still much about the Pictoralist approach that i find appealing. What I brought away from the exhibit is a deeper respect for those who have proceeded us and a sense that all of them shared, with all of us, the message that each of must be true to our vision and work tirelessly to perfect our craft.
One photo, by Paul Strand, which caught my eye, because it was somewhat similar to one of mine that i am including a photo of the original and my attempt to mimic his photo
by Paul Strand
and my original photo and my attempt to duplicate
his style 
Not an easy task
It was an inspiring exhibit and centered on the dispute between Pictorialism and the more modern ideas of the likes of Ansel Adams. Most of the photos in the exhibit were of the pictorialist school although a few photos by Alfred Stieglist showed his abadonment of the more dreamlike images to ones that were much sharper.
One of the things I found most amazing was the degree of post processing and cleaver use of many different papers and processes that these photographers employed to achieve their vision. I do not know if this showing will move on to other cities but if it does I would highly urge all Nikonites to attend.
While Adams and his adherants have seemed prevail, there is still much about the Pictoralist approach that i find appealing. What I brought away from the exhibit is a deeper respect for those who have proceeded us and a sense that all of them shared, with all of us, the message that each of must be true to our vision and work tirelessly to perfect our craft.
One photo, by Paul Strand, which caught my eye, because it was somewhat similar to one of mine that i am including a photo of the original and my attempt to mimic his photo
by Paul Strand
and my original photo and my attempt to duplicate
his style Not an easy task
