"use of candlelight on those classical canvases, and Kubrick’s desire to replicate that look. According to lens expert Ed DiGuilio, who was tasked with adapting the f/0.7 glass for Lyndon, Kubrick “wanted to preserve the natural patina and feeling of these old castles at night as they actually were”."
Here two frames of the movie and the same images processed by means of GIMP Retinex
Here two frames of the movie and the same images processed by means of GIMP Retinex
Two Special Lenses for "Barry Lyndon" by Ed DiGiulio (President, Cinema Products Corp.)