On Sat, 25 Oct 1997 14:46:28 -0700, David R. Busse wrote: >I have commented on this any number of times on my annual Montana trip >and it bears repeating now: we're into the winter light season...great >for train photography but don't forget your light meter. > >I can't begin to tell you how many times I've stood with folks on the >east side of Marias Pass in October at 9 am in gorgeous morning light, >only to meter it and hear the comment: "...hey, something's gotta be >wrong, this meter's showing one stop off..."
Hi Folks: I would like to echo Dave's comments. I was shooting on the BNSF Thayer Sub a week ago. I noticed that the meter on my F5 read 1/2 stop over what I thought the exposure should be. I thought the meter was being fooled by the lush foliage on the many trees. Fortunately, I accepted the meter's decision. The camera is still new to me, and I need to know when it will fail. (So far, it hasn't!) When I perused the returned slides, I said: "Oh, rats. They're overexposed by 1/2 stop." Then I examined the slides more closely. The white on the Oakway units was really white--with just a bit of texture. The sky was 40% blue and 60% cyan, or whatever the sky is supposed to be, and the foliage was lush green. Charlie Choo-choo sent me some great information for my first visit to the Thayer Sub, and I wish to thank him publicly for that. This was an important trip because I was accompanied by a long-time friend from St. Louis, who is a closet foamer. I didn't want to screw up. Luck was with us, and we had a great day. My next project is to reprogram the motor drive speeds on my F5. Eight FPS is really too fast for the type of photography I do. I think 3 or 4 FPS, the speed of a Nikon F3, is more to my liking. Later, Warren --> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects
