Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina Manley wrote: > >I'm scanning slides of Bolivia. In 1993, I went with Heifer Project >International to the Altiplano region high in the Andes of Bolivia. The >farmers there spend the summer above the tree line with their alpacas, >provided by HPI. They all play instruments to keep themselves occupied as >they watch the alpaca: > >http://www.pbase.com/image/156644836 > >For some reason, I carried Fuji Velvia film for the whole trip. The >atmosphere above 15,000 feet and the high contrast of the Velvia film have >resulted in my ignoring these photos for over 20 years. Any suggestions on >how to tame the contrast without washing out the shadows would be greatly >appreciated. I can't help with taming Velvia but the photo is stunning as is. Doug Herr Orangevale, Sacramento County http://www.wildlightphoto.com