A double-meaning with this title: her studies, of course, and my ongoing study of the M240 colour signature.
—Peter.
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10 thoughts on “Window Studies, Part 2.”
Hi Peter, I like this one especially the red. Overall, the colours come out very natural. Congratulations!
Michael.
Thank you Michael. I spent all weekend and considerable effort working on this, along with a few others. As a result, I now have a clearer idea about what I need to do with M240 files.
Looks like you have the skin tones working now Peter, particularly in this natural light. Can I ask did you decide to produce the indoor shots Radiata (suits black and white anyway), Ooohh and the three children singing as it became harder to work on in colour given the light source?
I think the M240 has a nice output in these natural light situations. Though it possibly lacks versatility across a broader spectrum of light conditions to “get it right” or prove reliable no matter the environment.
Keep going Peter….it’s heading in the right direction!
Acknowledging that all cameras have a unique colour signature, I wouldn’t say that the M240 lacks colour versatility. The issue is that the starting point for its colours is far from ideal.
My choice to go with B&W on the other images you referenced is a personal one, stemming from my dislike of man-made lighting. If you look at the history of my images, I seldom choose to process in colour (even with the M9) when incandescent lighting is present.
For what it’s worth, this is the first M 240 image that I’ve liked better than it’s film M3 B&W counterpart and I liked that one quite a lot. And, despite I’ve never really undertaken a similar processing effort, I would think it’s pretty significant that you’ve managed both wonderful skin tones and a nice sharp red in C’s shirt.
You always notice the details 🙂 Thanks Greg.
I concur with Greg, Peter. I think your time invested in getting the colour you are striving for is really paying off. Recently it’s the film images you’ve shared that have been those I’ve been drawn to, this one really caught my eye this morning though. Nice parallel that you are both studying too.
Thank you James.
Without a shadow of a doubt – your best processing yet. Congrats Peter!
I don’t like the skin tones here as much as I did in the previous shot. Funny, but true. Of course, I’m being indulgent – there is nothing really ‘bad’ about the M240. But the fact that lots of photographers have the same issues is evidence of a real phenomenon, not a hallucination.
Prosophos 
Hi Peter, I like this one especially the red. Overall, the colours come out very natural. Congratulations!
Michael.
Thank you Michael. I spent all weekend and considerable effort working on this, along with a few others. As a result, I now have a clearer idea about what I need to do with M240 files.
Looks like you have the skin tones working now Peter, particularly in this natural light. Can I ask did you decide to produce the indoor shots Radiata (suits black and white anyway), Ooohh and the three children singing as it became harder to work on in colour given the light source?
I think the M240 has a nice output in these natural light situations. Though it possibly lacks versatility across a broader spectrum of light conditions to “get it right” or prove reliable no matter the environment.
Keep going Peter….it’s heading in the right direction!
Acknowledging that all cameras have a unique colour signature, I wouldn’t say that the M240 lacks colour versatility. The issue is that the starting point for its colours is far from ideal.
My choice to go with B&W on the other images you referenced is a personal one, stemming from my dislike of man-made lighting. If you look at the history of my images, I seldom choose to process in colour (even with the M9) when incandescent lighting is present.
For what it’s worth, this is the first M 240 image that I’ve liked better than it’s film M3 B&W counterpart and I liked that one quite a lot. And, despite I’ve never really undertaken a similar processing effort, I would think it’s pretty significant that you’ve managed both wonderful skin tones and a nice sharp red in C’s shirt.
You always notice the details 🙂 Thanks Greg.
I concur with Greg, Peter. I think your time invested in getting the colour you are striving for is really paying off. Recently it’s the film images you’ve shared that have been those I’ve been drawn to, this one really caught my eye this morning though. Nice parallel that you are both studying too.
Thank you James.
Without a shadow of a doubt – your best processing yet. Congrats Peter!
I don’t like the skin tones here as much as I did in the previous shot. Funny, but true. Of course, I’m being indulgent – there is nothing really ‘bad’ about the M240. But the fact that lots of photographers have the same issues is evidence of a real phenomenon, not a hallucination.