F. Craig Callahan wrote:
Ken Durling wrote:
> I'm looking forward to getting back my first roll of Velvia with Snowy
> Egrets, Pelicans, Black-necked Stilts and Terns! Then I will go back
> to the same place and see if I can get better results based on what I
> see, having shot that roll pretty much in the evaluative mode with
> only a couple of compensations where they were obvious.
One suggestion I would make is to consider using a film with less contrast
than Velvia for your white birds, especially if they are going to be against
dark backgounds and/or if it is a sunny day. If you must use an
oversaturated film, you may get better results with Kodak E100VS; otherwise
I would recommend Astia (if you can find it), the new Provia 100F, or if you
like accurate color,
Agfa RSX II 100. IMO Velvia is *not* a general-purpose film; also, it can
be difficult to scan, if that is a consideration.
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Craig,
Having used all the above, you hit the nail right on the head. Velvia is
really a ISO32 film (when using an ambient meter) or ISO 40 (when using your
camera's reflective meter use this setting) and a pain to work with.
Once I found Kodak's E100VS I have used it almost exclusively for saturated
outdoor shots. For shots that include people I use Astia too. Having
recently started using Provia 100F (RDP III) it may well become my new
standard for almost everything outdoors.
If you prefer real colors, or are shooting white snow the best is Agfa
RSXII. Whites are white. Velvia whites are more green/gray and Kodka White
are slight yellow tint.
Peter K.
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