JohnRNixon

Thanks for the 'likes'

Actually, it was done both ways, by negative and print.  We wanted to see which way was actually best.  It was a difficult choice, so I went with the negative.  Thanks for viewing.  Tony

I always go with the negative and at as high a resolution as I need. I have an awful lot of 35mm slides and a reasonably proficient flat bed scanner that has a 35mm negative feed. I have also been disappointed by the process and I have out it down to the automation of the scanner focusing on the emulsion. I have inverted the film in the negative carrier, removed slides from their mounts and done the same. I am seriously considering one of the 'old style' slide copier extensions for the camera. That way one can focus manually an be satisfied that you ar getting the best result. The issue with those, and probably part of the issue with scanners, is that the film does not lie absolutely flat. So it is something of a problem for the amateur.

Here is a decent shot of a foot bridge in Silver Falls, Oregon.  I even like the affects of the rippling water.  This is one of the photos I had converted over to digital format.  Thanks for looking.  When the photo is enlarged here, I can see a surprising amount of sharpness gone.

 

Tony

So am I correct in the reading of this, that this is a scan of either a print, neg or a slide?

Hi, the staircase is within "The Lighthouse" on Mitchell Lane, it leads up to the viewpoint where the cityscape pictures were taken.

Aha! We took the lift. My wife doesn't do stairs very well so I never even looked. The escalator was out of service the day we visited too! Well, there's an excuse to revisit.

We visited the city in August 2016 so I recognise the high viewpoint location. I am wondering where the helical staircase is? Is it accessible by the public?