Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 19 Nov 2005 at 17:36, Robert Stevens wrote: > I was shooting a football game today and noticed my 400mm gave > reddish skin tones. It was only on this picture for the rest on > the card the skin tones seemed more normal. What do you think the problem > was? What you've got there is a condition the lab techs refer to as "subject failure." There are some situations and subjects which, by their nature, are so far removed from reality or reason that there is simply no combination of light, film, and emulsions (or pixels) which will render them in any recognizably "correct" fashion. If you MUST photograph these things, the recommended approach is to use a good B&W film or to do something, such as cross-processing, which will render the subject in an *obviously* surreal fashion, in hopes that your viewers will assume that you MEANT it to look that way. Far better, of course, is to simply find more useful subject matter... rocks, peeling paint, throwdown ducks or fighter planes. -- R. Clayton McKee http://www.rcmckee.com Photojournalist rcmckee@rcmckee.com P O Box 571900 voice/fax 713/783-3502 Houston, TX 77257-1900 cell phone # on request