Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I missed the first part of this thread........ Jim, what problem are you saying you correct by overexposing by a stop, then pulling by a stop? And what film are you talking about, K64? At 08:10 AM 4/14/98 -0700, Jim Brick wrote: >At 07:27 AM 4/14/98 -0500, you wrote: >> >>>My question: does enchancing filter, or Neutral density filters help under >>>these difficult conditions? how do we enchance the colors, contrast, etc? >> > >No filter is going to remedy this situation. Photographing in the morning >and late afternoon is the answer. Start photographing 30min before sunrise, >sleep from 10am to 3pm, then photograph until 30min past sunset. > >There is a help, if you don't mind using a pro lab. Overexpose the film at >least one stop (use asa 50). Then have the lab "pull" it one stop, maybe >1-1/2 stops. This will expose into the hash shadows but not block the >highlights in processing. It does work. Running a test beforehand would be >the best way to see if you like the results. I have done this many times >over the years and it works for me. > >Jim > Francesco Sanfilippo, Five Senses Productions webmaster@5senses.com http://www.5senses.com/