[Leica] IMG: Jupiter-9 (Sonnar)

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

Lovely light, Daniel. And well metered, too.
Don't know if this one has been developed in Xtol, though ;-)
http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2003/33.html

Thanks for showing,
Philippe


Op 1-okt-07, om 15:59 heeft Daniel Ridings het volgende geschreven:

> Jeffery Smith wrote:
>> What did you develop it in? My APX 400 pictures make everyone look
>> like coal miners.
>
> Jeffery,
>
> I developed in Xtol, 1:1 for 10 minutes.
>
> What helped here is that I used the film latitude, or lack of  
> latitude, to create an effect.
>
> I don't have lights. I would like to, but I don't have any. I have  
> a few tricks to make do with available light. Window light, coming  
> from the side, usually makes for nice portraits:
>
> http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2007/14.html
> http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2006/41.html
> http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2005/34.html
> http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2003/33.html
>
> I wanted a dark background, to neutralize it.
>
> I asked Rebecca to stand on the threshold of the open door leading  
> from our living room to our backyard and I metered for that  
> positon, of course.
>
> The light from the door drops off rapidly in the room and it  
> recedes into dark in a hurry.
>
> The contrast between the correct exposure on the threshold and the  
> underexposure in the room helps to create the nice effect.
>
> It's something similar to this one, when it comes to exposure:
>
> http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2007/20.html
>
> That one was also Xtol and Agfapan APX 400.
>
> Thanks for asking!
> Daniel
>
>
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