Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ARTHURWG@aol.com wrote: > > What's the best way to shoot black and white in bright mid-day light? I tried > using Ilford Pan F ISO 50 in that situation (Rajastan) recently and came > away with much to much contrast and worse, completely blocked shaddows. > What's the best film to use in this situation? What's the best exposure > strategy? How do you "pull" film? Is that a good way to go? Thanks for your > help. Arthur. Tmax 400 exposed at 100 and processed with Xtol per Kodak's recommendations works well in harsh lighting situations. I shot a lot of TMY like this while travelling through the old oasis towns along the Silk Road. A 1:1 dilution of Xtol is maybe a bit smoother-looking than I'd like and today I'd prefer a 1:3 dilution of instead. Here's a few of the photos I took on Tmax 400: http://www.boulder.net/~4season The exterior shot on my home page was done in the early afternoon sun and it was scorching hot that day! These web images were mostly unmanipulated and these, along with my first prints are kind of muddy-looking, but the most recent prints on Oriental Seagull are looking very nice indeed (I've been using lots of RP-F resin-coated paper; the fiber-based Oriental Seagull--actually fiber-based prints in general--is new to me and is giving me fits because the dried prints have rippled edges and dimples!) - -- Jeff Segawa Somewhere in Boulder, Colorado