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Subject: [Leica] Desert sand - sunny 16?
From: curtisbliss at yahoo.com (CB)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:03:07 -0700 (PDT)

I always found the desert sand in bright sun to blow out everything, 
especially with Tri x.? I think I always add at least a stop and a half then 
bracket it beyond there.? Seems to help keep the sky from getting grainy so 
fast.

--- On Tue, 6/16/09, Dante A Stella <dstella1 at ameritech.net> wrote:


From: Dante A Stella <dstella1 at ameritech.net>
Subject: [Leica] Desert sand - sunny 16?
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 3:00 PM



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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