On Sat, 14 Feb 1998 11:26:18 -0800, David R. Busse wrote: >What about warming filters? Some of the photo mags suggest them to spice >up colors in drab weather. Anybody had any experience pro and con with >them?
Back in 1991, I was shooting San Francisco streetcars on a foggy morning. I used a KR3 filter. The filter made a definite improvement in the images, but I haven't used one since (mainly because I stopped taking slides for a number of years). In today's digital world, you can add a little red just by clicking with your mouse. It has the same effect. >I have NEVER used a polarizer. After reading all of these posts, maybe I >should try one. My bother gave me a polarizer for Christmas back in the mid '80s. I shot a roll to see what it would do. I think the filter has its place for certain shots, like the ones you find on inspirational greeting cards. I don't care for it for day-to-day train shooting, mainly because you have to be careful how you set it up, and you never know exactly how it's going to affect the exposure. The photographer's orientation with the sun is an important factor. I went to an Ernst Wildi Hasselblad seminar a few years ago. He showed a couple of examples of how great the polarizer worked. Those were the only slides in his entire presentation that were taken with a polarizer. I tend to agree with Dale Sanders when it comes to using filters for train slides. Warren -> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs -> Message © SPORRS® 1998 - All Rights Reserved
