Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 9/18/01 7:43 PM, John Collier at jbcollier@powersurfr.com wrote: > The one thing that has not yet been mentioned is that a filter is supposed > to change things. If you use a blue filter and point it at a blue sky, it > will have little or no effect if you use your camera meter. Like anything > else you have to think about what your intended purpose is when using a > filter and meter accordingly. correct! Ansel Adams points out that using a red filter in the desert may give you overexposure if you abide by the standard filter factor, since the desert is weighted towards red hues. the semi-un-intuitive corollary of this is that you should use a filter of the same hue as the subject whose contrast you are trying to increase. EG use a red filter for a red rock, a green filter for foliage etc. - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html