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The Secret of Colour in Landscape Photography by Alister Benn

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The two words landscape & photography have come to represent a vast spectrum of styles, nuances, characteristics and aesthetics. From a single exposure on a piece of film to multi location composites being passed off as genuine experienced events. I’ll start by saying I’m not here to judge, as this is not the purpose of the article. I’m here to challenge, to question, to … [Read more...]

The Synthetic Authentic of Maya Fuhr

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At the nexus of the Floridian cultural void, there is a beauty to the sun-set drenched, air-conditioned culture of gated communities and the seedy swamp of degraded America. The color palette that paints over much of that dream (or nightmare) is a pastel rich mix of vibrant and clashing tones. Just as the depressed trailer parks and opulent bungalows rub against each other to … [Read more...]

HR-1 SuperChroma

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We're increasingly demanding more and more demands from our cameras. We already have 14 steps of dynamic range, very low noise at 3200 ISO, an extremely fast autofocus and compact lightweight bodies, but… what about color? Manufacturers don’t say anything remarkable about the color that is captured and how their cameras reproduce it, beyond the fact that they can produce … [Read more...]

Phase One TriChromatic Sensor Explained

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Pushing The Envelope Phase One is a unique company as they continually have a tendency to achieve what others say can’t be done.  They also take something that is already the leader of the pack and find a way to make it even better. Years ago back in the CCD sensor days Phase One was purchasing their sensors from Kodak.  At the time Phase One released a 39 mp back called the … [Read more...]

Expanded Neutrals Testing

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Several posts in the LULA Forum and further thinking about the importance of the grayscale to overall image quality sparked my interest in developing an expanded approach (based on what I have been doing heretofore) for testing the accuracy and neutrality of grayscale tonal rendition as well as the depth of tonal separation for rendering B&W shadow detail. As I shall be … [Read more...]

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