Just to cover one point of your question, that of handling the extreme contrast of the midday sun. Yes, when the subject matter is appropriate, outdoor portraits, subjects a lot closer than infinity, which will benefit from the use of fill flash. I use fill flash. I get some strange looks from bystanders when I'm outdoors at high noon shooting with my Metz 45CT4 and Quantum battery pack, but I get nods of understanding from other photographers and I get darned good results using it. I could probably get great results using big reflectors and such but I find that my work usually requires that I be able to handle all of my equipment myself with no time to rearrange a bunch of equipment between shots.
I'm sure you'll get a lot of other input on this. Len --- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 12:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: B&W Film in the BRIGHT sunshine :) Ok B&W shooters - Here's the issue: how do you handle BRIGHT sunshine when shooting B&W film ? Basically what I'm talking about here is the problems I face when shooting outdoors, mid day or in bright summer sun. I usually experience HARSH contrast due to sun/shadows. Do you use filters ? if so, what type ? (Red 25, ND ?) Do you offset with fill flash ? What about exposure ? Ideally I guess, the simplest answer would be "shoot color" :) but I'm so partial to B&W :) Any and all input appreciated and paid for in beer :) Cheers, Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
