Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dante - This is like photographing snow. If you want it to stay white (or the sand to stay bright) you have to open up more than the meter is suggesting. The meter is telling you how to make everything zone 5 grey. I would use the meter reading and open up at least one stop, but I would also bracket like crazy. On the other hand, you could shoot digital ;-) Have fun. Tina At 04:00 PM 6/16/2009, you wrote: >Ok - hit a rough patch in Egypt today: at Saqqara hit subjects that >were low contrast and high brightness (hazy blue sky against sand >and limestone pyramids). > >Shooting Tri-X and a yellow cut filter, should I trust the meter >(which is reading for what looks a stop underexposed - 1/700 and >f/16) and N+1 it to enhance the highlight contrast - or believe that >the sand is so bright? Under normal conditions with a clear blue >sky and grey subjects, I have not needed to apply a filter factor >given my developing time (on the heavy side of N development). > >But here, I don't have the film to bracket very much, and I am a >little worried about shouldering. Best guess, Mr. Spock? Hopefully >Luxor will have clearer skies... > >Dante > >NO ARCHIVE > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information