1940
(Graflex Speed Graphic, 127mm Ektar, Kodak Verichrome Safety Film, D-23 [scratch mixed], Wratten K-2.)
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1965
(Pentax Spotmatic, 55mm Takumar ƒ/1.8 lens, stop-down averaging metering, Ilford HP3 ASA 400 film.)
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1987
(Hasselblad 500 C/M with Acute-Matte, 80mm ƒ/2.8 Zeiss Planar, Tri-X 320, HC-110 dilution B, orange filter. Shadows placed on Zone II. Oriental Seagull, lightly selenium toned.)
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2001
(3.1 megapixel Minolta DiMAGE 5, converted in Photoshop 5.5. Unsharp mask. Uploaded to PhotoSIG.)
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2012
(Panasonic mirrorless, OIS zoom, RAW, Lightroom 3, SilverEfex Pro. "Original in color.")
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Mike
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Featured [partial] Comment by Andrew Molitor: "I think it would be fascinating to correlate birth date with preferred image. Born: 1965 Prefer: 1987."
Featured Comment by Patrick: "Probably going to regret this but...I like the last one most. In my defence, I am looking at these on my phone."
Mike replies: Okay, made me laugh.
Featured [partial] Comment by SteveB: "...Seriously, if we're going to compare the look of different equipment and processes, wouldn't actual pictures be a better comparison?"
Mike replies: I would have, but my HP3 and Verichrome sheet film are both out of date.
(I'm kidding, I would never have, even if the old materials still existed...way too much work!)
Featured Comment by Ed Hawco: "Actually, this would be a better representation of the 2012 version. Instagram, with 'Lo-fi' filter. ;-) "
Born 1982.
Prefer 1965 (at least for this particular picture).
Posted by: expiring_frog | Friday, 17 February 2012 at 06:20 PM
1940: Demure
1965: Pensive
1987: Confident
2001: Armageddon
2012: Manic
Born: 1977
Prefer: 1940
Posted by: James W. | Friday, 17 February 2012 at 06:28 PM
It's the same image. Look at the shadows, etc. You really think you could capture that on different days?
Taken with GF-1, 20mm 1.7 lens. All is in the exif.
Date Time Digitized: 2011:08:10 18:24:39
Posted by: Michael Panoff | Saturday, 18 February 2012 at 12:03 AM
1940 then 1987… both have the widest range of tonality to my eye
Posted by: John Taylor | Saturday, 18 February 2012 at 12:35 AM
I would, definitely, vote for the 1940 version.
Posted by: Boglev | Saturday, 18 February 2012 at 05:48 AM
Every image is an interpretation. The color original isn't real. It's a camera generated interpretation. And, ignoring dogmatists, except for the rare few who have total color blindness, no one sees the world in black and white. There is no "real".
Reality is for people who lack imagination. Why not just show the world as it ought to be?
Posted by: Auntipode | Saturday, 18 February 2012 at 03:29 PM
"There is no 'real'."
But there is realer.
Mike
Posted by: Mike Johnston | Saturday, 18 February 2012 at 04:04 PM