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Post by doubs43 on Oct 23, 2006 18:16:15 GMT -5
Here are some people pictures from among the hundreds I have from South Korea taken in 1974. They are Kodachromes that I've scanned. An elderly gentleman from a small village who is obviously amused that I'd take his picture. His quality clothing suggests that he has a certain affluence and is probably an important man within his village.  This older man is from a different village and more modestly dressed in traditional Korean garb. He was out for a leisurely stroll when I took this image.  This gentleman was seated in the sunshine and enjoying a beautiful day when I happened upon him.  I came upon this man sketching tree leaves. He's obviously talented with his pen and pad.  Walker |
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Post by byuphoto on Oct 23, 2006 20:45:38 GMT -5
Truly outstanding quality and given that they are over 30 years old a testament to film. i wonder if any of the digital wonders will still be readable in the year 2036. I must say I have enjoyed these most of my Korean scenery was getting from one beer joint to the other. I was also in Oki during 73-74 I was in and out as we pulled the last of the Naval special warfare units from Nam. I was ther training the ARVN special warfare and small boat units. Dropped a lot of Marines and refugees in Oki spring '75 when evacing Saigon. I did go up to the DMZ from Inchon to seoul by train
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Post by wormhole on Oct 24, 2006 0:49:17 GMT -5
These are all wonderful images doubs43 the richness of the colours the
sharpness and the liveness of your subjects.
Ever thought about doing a book or a web site with your pictures?
wormhole
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Post by mickeyobe on Oct 24, 2006 1:04:47 GMT -5
Walker,
What wonderful portraits. What beautiful faces. I much prefer these real life shots to posed, studio pictures.
Forgive me Karsh.
Mickey
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Post by PeterW on Oct 24, 2006 4:56:54 GMT -5
Great pictures Walker. These are the sort of pictures I love. Pictures of people live on because they depict an era much more vividly than scenic shots. I'm not knocking scenics, even though I'm not very good at them, but my favourites are pictures that show how people live, how they dress, where they live, what they do and so on.
These are also a tribute to Kodachrome. It was a lovely film, the only drawback being having to send it Kodak for processing which is why I switched to E6 Fujichrome for transparencies. It came, and comes, very close to Kodachrome for colour saturation but Kodachrome had something all it's own.
PeterW
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Post by nikonbob on Oct 24, 2006 5:54:16 GMT -5
Great portraits and super scan quality. You were no slouch with that Oly kit and Kodachrome. Makes me wish I could bring myself to take people photos. Lets see more.
Bob
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Post by doubs43 on Oct 25, 2006 12:47:25 GMT -5
Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to comment on my images of Korea. The longevity of Kodachrome is little short of amazing and I wish it were still as available with processing as it once was. I have read that the newer slide films using E-6 processing are now extremely dye-stable and will outlast Kodachrome. I'm not sure how that was determined but it sounds good. Bob, I have hundreds of slides that I took in Korea and I will post more but I don't want to saturate the board with too many at one time. A few at a time will work better IMO. I do appreciate your nice comments. Wormhole, I probably have enough material for a book but I have no idea how to get one published. One with top quality reproduction would likely cost a small fortune and I can't afford that. Again, thanks to all who have been generous with your praise. The Oly and Zuiko lenses get a lot of the credit.  Walker |
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Post by GeneW on Oct 25, 2006 13:00:02 GMT -5
Walker, Wow! Really nice people shots and I'm impressed at how well the Kodachrome has held up over the years. As an ex-Oly & Zuiko shooter, it warms my heart to see these.
I particularly like the portrait of the artist. He looks like a very talented individual.
Gene
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Post by GeneW on Oct 25, 2006 13:28:51 GMT -5
Wormhole, I probably have enough material for a book but I have no idea how to get one published. One with top quality reproduction would likely cost a small fortune and I can't afford that. A friend of mine just published his own Lulu book (www.lulu.com) and it looked really nice. Mostly colour. We did a couple Lulu books on RFF too, and I thought they looked quite decent, despite the howling outrage of one Tom something or other who, I guess, expected National Geographic quality printing. For the price, you get a decent book. Not the best that can be done, but by no means at the bottom of the heap either. Just a thought. Gene |
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Post by jennyandernie on Oct 26, 2006 15:11:08 GMT -5
As someone who travels a lot and loves taking "people pictures" I wish I had taken these. They are fantastic with rich colours, perfect exposure and wonderful captures of the subject.
Jenny
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