Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] offtopic: harsh light filters
From: Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 08:48:20 -0700

I missed the first part of this thread........
Jim, what problem are you saying you correct by overexposing
by a stop, then pulling by a stop?  And what film are you talking about, K64?

At 08:10 AM 4/14/98 -0700, Jim Brick wrote:
>At 07:27 AM 4/14/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>>>My question: does enchancing filter, or Neutral density filters help under
>>>these difficult conditions? how do we enchance the colors, contrast, etc?
>>
>
>No filter is going to remedy this situation. Photographing in the morning
>and late afternoon is the answer. Start photographing 30min before sunrise,
>sleep from 10am to 3pm, then photograph until 30min past sunset.
>
>There is a help, if you don't mind using a pro lab. Overexpose the film at
>least one stop (use asa 50). Then have the lab "pull" it one stop, maybe
>1-1/2 stops. This will expose into the hash shadows but not block the
>highlights in processing. It does work. Running a test beforehand would be
>the best way to see if you like the results. I have done this many times
>over the years and it works for me.
>
>Jim
> 


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