Hi Gaurav
I'm not an expert. But maybe the color changes has someting to do with long
exposures and the Schwartshield-effect?
More likely, this is what has happened: To expose the monuments right, you
use + correction. This takes care of the exposure concerning the monuments,
but at the same time the surroundings (the sky?) get so light, that the
orange color disapears. I suppose that you were shooting print film?What you
need is a film/film & paper that can manage the huge contrast in this motiv.
Look for film/paper that can do that. I think your slides will come out a
lot better than the prints. Most print papers cannot reproduce as much
contrast (four stops) as a slide film (seven stops). Try to look at the
negatives. Print film (not the prints) can reproduce even more contrast than
a slide film. You will surely find a lot more contrast in the negs, tahn the
prints.
Best Regards
Jens
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Emne: metering of PZ-1
hi all!!
thanks a lot for your posts on my "battery life" post. here is another
question from a starter. i have taken some pictures at the time of
sunsets and some during the night. however, i haven't been too
satisfied with the results. i realize that i need to experiment and
keep notes of the exposures that i shoot at but still i would appreciate
if you could share your experiences and give me any tips that you
might have.
specifically, i tried to shoot some historical monuments at around
sunset. the setting looked very romantic and beautiful. the orange
hue all over and so forth. however, the pics turned out to be very
ordinary and there was little orangish colors. i was using kodak 100
print film and a 28-200 pentax zoom with pz-1 shooting around 80-110
mm. i set the aperture around 8 and 11 for most of the shots and
believed the camera's metering for shutter. similarly, i tried to
take some shots of birds in a natural park at sunrise, with the
camera facing the sun. again the sun didnt appear as orange and great
on prints as it looked to me in reality.
similar story when i tried long exposures during some illuminated
buildings etc. during the night. i again tried apertures of 4, 8 and
shutter speeds of around 1/2s, 1s and 2s. basically depending on the
camera but changing it here and there.
i would really appreciate any kind of advice that you can offer or
point me to any resources on the web. i am actually starting new and
trying to read two books on photography from kodak and also
experimenting. currently, i am shooting slide film to see how the
results look in them.
btw, i am in india where photography turns to be quite expensive for
what i earn, but i am trying to be as active as my budget allows!! :-)
regards and thanks in advance,
gaurav
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