Photography

I am just a bit more conservative in the punch department, unless my sunrise/sunset is vast, in which case there’s less separation between bright and less bright areas, so I let it rip.

I shot a lot of Fujichrome film over time. I found it very well balanced. OTOH, I have an Agfachrome that shines right through the slide box (almost).

I never loaded the fancy Nikon software because when I got the first mirrorless because at the time, it required a major OS update, so I got used to the simple Apple Preview app (which does a great job on the jpegs) and never felt the need for RAW apps like Raw Therapee or Dark Table. Or Nikon’s. Gimp now and then. Having a light “curve” and the ability to heal (power wires) and work on selected areas handles my tough cases.

That means that I never loaded “film curves”, though I am really intrigued by a “Fujichrome” rendition of the raw file. Next item on my list to explore.

You might be interested in Ken Rockwell’s site. He offers tons of technical data, but his photos are super-saturated. I grew up admiring the work of Ansel Adams, no saturation at all!!!

https://kenrockwell.com

He makes his money on referral sales at the major sites. All except Amazon are reputable. But it means that there’s more praise than disparagement;

But there’s tons of data and sample photos.