Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/16

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Subject: [Leica] Desert sand - sunny 16?
From: dstella1 at ameritech.net (Dante A Stella)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:00:22 +0300
 
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 

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