Actually, using a yellow filter would increase contrast, as the shadows are lit primarily by blue sky, which the yellow filter will block.
The rest is good advice, and I would add that if you can't adjust developing time because of different lighting on the same roll of film, that over exposing a stop in bright sun and printing with a slightly softer grade of paper works ok. Nothing works so well as waiting for or finding decent light though. William in Utah. "Peifer, William [OCDUS]" wrote: > > Dave Chang-sang wrote: > > Ok B&W shooters - > > Here's the issue: how do you handle BRIGHT sunshine when shooting B&W > film ? > > Hi Dave, > > Ansel sez -- Use a yellow filter to cut out blue light scattered by a > cloudless sky. Use contracted development to cut down on contrast. That > is, overexpose a bit to place your shadows perhaps a half-zone higher than > they'd normally fall, then develop for a shorter period of time (or in a > more dilute developer) so that the highlights develop to a zone less than > normal development. > > You don't need to buy me a beer, but I'll be thinking of your midday-sun > shooting while I'm drowning a large helping of chiles rellenos with a frosty > glass or two of Dos Equis Amber at my favorite Mexican restaurant tonight. > Mmmmm! > > Bill Peifer > Rochester, NY > - > 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 .
