Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Me too, but since Uncle Ted is on vacation, I will stand in for him. Not that I am 1/1000th as good as he is, and that no doubt it's my flaw that the picture have godawful shadow, but I can hear Uncle Ted now, saying "I just aim my (M7), use the autoexposure mode, check to see if the shutter speed is within range, and shoot." At 11:12 PM 9/21/2005, zet wrote: >I was always taught to expose for the shadows and develop for the >highlights. > > >On Sep 20, 2005, at 10:51 PM, Daniel Ridings wrote: > >>Probably simple underexposure when you took the shot. >> >>Daniel >> >>On 9/21/05, Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote: >>>With the last roll of Tri X soaped in Xtol 1+1 (e.g. I have been using the >>>same combo with much success), some of the pictures have really bad >>>looking >>>shadow. Here's a 100% crop: >>>http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/tmp/badshadow.jpg >>> >>>Ignore the dust specks etc. It's like any portion of the faces in the >>>shade >>>looks like that. I have other pictures taken at the same times and they >>>look fine as long as they are not under strong shade. >>> >>>Is it incorrect development time or temperture? I have tried scanning with >>>both the Nikon LS-4000 and the Minolta 5400 with no discernable >>>differences. >>> >>>Thanks. // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)