Brand New Gallery...Fifty Photos

[pstewart]

I just opened my new "Antique Store" gallery. I took my new DRebel to this great antique shop and spent a half hour shooting this and that. I had other obligations that day and didn't have much time, but still got some nice images, I think. I plan to go back when I'm not in so much of a hurry so I can get more. I don't know about you, but I love old things. Maybe it's because I'm an "old thing" myself.

Anyway, the door is open, so come on in and browse!
http://www.pbase.com/pstewart/antique_store

[ugot2bkdng]

Some interesting things there for sure Phyllis.

Chuck

[trimoon]

Very nice Phyllis. Something for everyone.
Steve

[pstewart]

Thanks guys, glad you liked it.

After taking these shots and opening them in photoshop, I learned something wonderful about my Digital Rebel, which is no doubt the same for all good digital cameras--that you get so much more "picture" than you do with a scanned negative. For example, the picture posted above was just a small portion of the whole shelf shown below. See it on the right end of the middle shelf?



Of course these bits of pictures won't print well due to lack of total pixels, but they are more than big enough for screen use at 72dpi!

[rsilfverberg]

/.../I learned something wonderful about my Digital Rebel, which is no doubt the same for all good digital cameras--that you get so much more "picture" than you do with a scanned negative.

Not quite true - well scanned MF and LF negatives still blows digital camera images out of the water if you're talking about consumer-prosumer digital cameras (have you ever looked at a LF slide through a 10x loupe? ).

Enlargements (prints) beyond 20" is also still an area where film still 'dominates'.

Honestly don't really care as cameras are just tools to me. The only reason I don't own one right now is that I can't stand the feel of the plasticky bodies and controls. When I use my Hasselblad or old Olympus metal body cameras I feel that its a tool that fits my hand and the way I think and work.

In 3 years I'm sure the prosumer range cameras will rival and exceed the sheer media->pixel count of MF/LF cameras but at that time I am hoping that digital backs will have dropped in price so that I can go that way and completely skip the 35mm equivalent DSLR's.

[pstewart]

Thanks for the info, Richard. I didn't know that. Maybe it's because I only scan my negatives at 300-600 dpi since that's all I ever need for my prints. I suppose if I went with higher resolution I would get more pixels. Never thought of that... DO'H!

I have a ton of slides here to do yet. Maybe I'll try the higher res and see how they come out. What res do you recommend for scanning negatives and slides? And what do MF and LF stand for?

[rsilfverberg]

MF = Medium Format
LF = Large format

I normally scan at 1600 dpi (sometimes 3200) and with as much depth as possible.

For very important ones I have them go through an Imacon scanner (just sold an image for a CD cover so that one got drum scanned) before final tweaks and resized.

[graphicsmanip]

Reminds me of some things in my grandmothers attic. My grandparents never thew away anything.

[pstewart]

Reminds me of some things in my grandmothers attic. My grandparents never thew away anything.

Gary, you mean she still has all those antiques?! How wonderful! You don't happen to live in Illinois by any chance, do you? I'd love to get a camera into her attic...any old attic for that matter! Attics have always fascinated me. Too bad they don't build houses like that nowadays...no giant attics. No narrow attic stairs. No dusty smell and filtered sunlight through the tiny windows. Such peaceful places, like tombs for things instead of people. So much life represented by the things in an old attic. Guess that's why I love antique stores. I love to see and touch the old things used by folks who are no longer here. These things are remnants and reminders of entire lives!

You are one lucky guy to have an attic available. Go spend some time in Grandma's attic with your camera and show us what's there! Better yet, take me with you!

[graphicsmanip]

Sorry Phyllis I should have used the past tense in my post . All that neat stuff in the attic was sold in an auction about fifteen years ago after my Grandparents died. I kept some of the antiques but didn’t have room for everything.

Some of the plates and silverware I used as a kid back in the early 50’s brought over $200 in the auction. Unbelievable!! Lots of attics like this in eastern Iowa where I grew up.