Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/04

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Black Cat
From: "Ian Stanley" <stanley@loxinfo.co.th>
Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 08:21:24 +0700

Hello,

 All of this discussion has probably all been in vain anyway as no
self-respecting cat that I have ever known would have stuck around this long
waiting for a portrait shot.

Cheers,

Ian

Ian Stanley
Soi 31 Productions
Bangkok, Thailand

www.soi31productions.com

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of SonC (Sonny
Carter) ( : > D
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 5:38 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Black Cat

Poor Paul, all he wanted to
konw is the following:

Paul Biba originally wrote:
Does anybody have any ideas on
the proper exposure
compensation for taking
pictures (color negs)  of a
black cat?

And off we go, into eloquent
proof that one knows the zone
system better than the other.
Whew.

I still say, if you are taking
a color negative picture of
your black cat, especially one
with a healthy coat, catch her
in a place with lots of nice
soft light,  meter the
critter, open up a little bit
so you can see the expression
on her face and the highlights
on her fur, and snap the
picture.

OK, so the black won't be
onyx. So what?

The guy wanted to see a color
picture of his cat.  Simple as
that.

Regards,

SonC