perfect exposure or print does it exist ?

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LOL


AND it is possible for the film to be loaded, and not loaded, with
the photographer being loaded but not loaded enough as well :tongue: :sideways: :tongue:

:laugh: It happened to me once.:confused:
 

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is there any such thing as a perfect exposure ( and processing to yield a perfect negative ) to make a perfect print ?

there is so much more information in a negative that can't be printed on paper, and a print
can always be improved, much like painting because a painting is really never finished ( learned from friends who paint ).

my perspective is that there is really no such thing as perfection, nothing in reality is perfect, there are always flaws ..
maybe it is a great goal to hope for and wish for ... but it seems like a ladder to climb but the top is never really able to be reached ...

In the last 30 years, I made rmaybe 3 or four like that but,Yes, it does exist.:cool:
 

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Perfect is exactly what pleases you. If the result makes you been proud of, that is the perfect one. I perfectly agree with

I attached my idea and definition of perfection.when you see John Sexton's prints you would agreeI bet:wink:
 

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My interpretation on the third part of your question is that perfection is very subjective and each and every photographer will have his or her own benchmark of "perfection" upon which perhaps future challenges can be launched to strive for work that is still better. "Perfection" — or something resembling that, doesn't come on the first attempt! I don't regard any photographer's work (nor my own) as perfect, nor should others expect it to be. What we should be striving for though is the very best we are capable of — through our own eyes, something we can reflect back on in later years with deep and abiding satisfaction.
 

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Does perfection exist in film or prints? I think we sometimes lose sight of who we do this work for. I refer to the "viewer". Only that person can tell us if we either have reached or are approching "perfection". If the viewer has the same reaction to the picture as the taker, then it is perfect. At least that is what I keep telling myself....Regards!
 
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i understand perfection is subjective, but there is an optimum / ideal type of negative
that will realize a full toned, not too much if at all dodge/burn print that just sings.
i have made only a few, they contact printed on azo or on polymax fiber like a dream ..
and they were the type of print that took no time at all to finish. that is what i am talking about ...
but even after i type what i just typed, i am sure someone else might look at the negative
say it was too thin or dense, look at the print and critique the heck out of me :wink:
so they were far from perfection ..
 
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