Little Black Dress

[mark_goode]

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M7, 35 Sum ASPH, Tri-X 400 developed in HC-110. Thanks for looking.

[roguewave]

Mark, you know how much I like Pam. Love the head's on & return gaze. I'm not sure if it's the super sharpness of the lens or how you did the processing, but the contrast is too high and the gradient too steep. I miss all the gentleness in your earlier frames. The cool shadows, graceful lines & delicate features that so compliment Pam's sturdy beauty and the upright way she holds herself. But still, she carries the Day.

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[jc_braconi]

Mark, I second Ben, sorry but maybe this one is not for Pam.

[mark_goode]

Mark, I second Ben, sorry but maybe this one is not for Pam.

 

Yikes! I know I'm in trouble now! :-) Two thumbs down from you two AND Pam doesn't like the image . . . "Did you post THAT image?"

 

You guys are right: the contrast is high and I should have worked more on P-P. The problem I was dealing with was really poor lighting in this venue. The lights were "can lights" in the ceiling or tungsten spots -- all of them highly directional. So I positioned Pam under a can light and tried to get the light to "spill evenly" over her . . . but it's still too harsh. And Tri-X/HC-110 is a different combo than T-Max with a different range.

 

I've got a couple of more from the same venue that I'll post . . . but then they may not make the "Ben cut." :-)

 

As always, your candid feedback is appreciated . . .

[stuny]

Mark -

 

Also make sure Pam checks a mirror first. I know she would not approve of the straps used to secure the dress to a hanger showing, and possibly not the white strap, either.

[vdb]

Ha, good eye Stuart. Have to agree with the others. I do like her expression though and am sure the contrast can be smoothed out via PP.

[jc_braconi]

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And Tri-X/HC-110 is a different combo than T-Max with a different range.

not only that Mark, but I will never use a ASPH lens for making a woman portrait.

[mark_goode]

not only that Mark, but I will never use a ASPH lens for making a woman portrait.

 

Why JC? Too sharp? If so, doesn't that depend on the woman?

[thompsonkirk]

Potentially another lovely subject & shot.

 

I don't think it's the lens. How are you diluting & using the HC-110? Because of the light, the darker areas look underexposed, but the highlights look overdeveloped. If the developer is diluted enough for TX & the agitation is gentle, then it should function as a compensating developer & the highlights shouldn't come up as high as they do along the neckline.

 

Hope this helps you get off the hook!

 

Kirk