From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2012 #930 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website:http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Thursday, June 28 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 930 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: The Blue cover redeux [Dave Blackburn ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:10:55 -0700 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Re: The Blue cover redeux That art director being Slash' dad I presume, as was recently revealed. On Jun 28, 2012, at 11:03 AM, Michael Sentance wrote: > There has been a fair amount of back and forth on my original post about > the "Blue" cover and the link to Tim Considine's photo. So to put a > capstone on this issue, I contacted Tim Considine to see what he recalled. > His response: > > You are absolutely right, it was indeed a black & white photograph >> originally, shot with an experimental instrument film rated at the then >> unheard of ASA (ISO) of 6000. And, yes, it had the microphone in it. The >> truth is, I hated the way it was rendered on the cover, an artistic >> decision by the art director, who processed it as a daguerreotype, thereby, >> in my opinion, heightening the contrast enough to remove all the softness >> and subtlety of the original image. So I made my own versions, both with >> and without mike for prints that are sold to collectors around the world. >> The version on this site is without the mike, but one with the mike >> included is requested just as often. >> >> TC >> > > I hope that helps our understanding of what is a beautiful photograph. > > All the best, > > Michael ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2012 #930 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------