Fill flash can complement BW as well as color. It fights high contrast situations by evening things out a bit. And while over exposing and underdeveloping can do that as well, fill can bring you even closer to flat lighting if that's what you need. Paul
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > You're still thinking like a color shooter Bruce. <g> > > Over expose and under develop. > > Bruce Dayton wrote: > > > > Len, > > > > Amen to that comment. When fighting harsh sun and shadows, you must > > fight light with light. Choose a low contrast film, use fill flash or > > reflectors. For the same reason, I tend to use fill flash - nobody to > > hold the reflector(s). I have also found that the reflector can put > > enough light on the subject to cause discomfort in the eyes. > > > > The other nicety of fill flash is that it puts a nice little > > catchlight in the eyes and keeps them from going too dark from > > shadows. > > > > Because of this need for fill flash, I have purchased both of the leaf > > shutter lenses for the 67. Being able to synch up to 1/500 is very > > useful. The MZ-S/AF360FGZ combination can also do this in 35mm. > > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > - > 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 .
