Guy Stewart
16-Jul-2005, 15:25
I am getting back into serious photography after a hiatus of many years, and I appreciate the thoughtful advice I received in response to my various dumb questions about Macophot IR Aura.
I’m now working almost exclusive with 8 x 10, and I have a few questions.
For self-promotional purposes I’ve been doing a series of color slides displaying the effect of light on various architectural elements. I have been using Velvia 50 and a Polarizer in an attempt to obtain maximum saturation of the colors - in particular the cloudless sky I feature in all my images. I am looking for strong, vivid, almost oversaturated colors – not realistic ones – if I could get an indigo/violet sky during the day I would use it!
One of my Polarizers is a 77mm B+W 77E “Top-Pol”; one is a 95mm B+W 95 KSM “C-Pol” + KR1.5 “Warmton;” and the other is a 105mm B+W105 KSM “C-Pol.” I prefer to use the 105mm Pola because I like to use Schneider’s 480mm 8.4 Apo-Symmar so as to fill the slide with as much of the final image as I can, and this lens requires a 105mm filter.
I take a reading with a Minolta Spot Meter, mentally average it out and DO NOT compensate for the (Polarizer) Filter Factor. Sometimes, I actually reduce the aperture to underexpose even more. Then I ask the Lab to push anywhere from 1/2 to 1 1/2 or even 2 stops. Occasionally, the sky turns black, yielding an interesting combination.
So, here are my questions:
1. 8 x 10 Film.
A. Velvia 50? The new Provia.
B. Ektachrome?
C. ____ What other kind of slide film instead, if anything? ____.
2. Filters - Which filter makes the sky the deepest blue, and does this feature have an effect on the rest of the colors?
A. B+W 77E “Top-Pol ___________
B. B+W 95 KSM “C-Pol _________
C. B+W105 KSM “C-Pol _________
D. Stacking (as in adding a UV) and/or other filters and/or other comments.
_______________
_______________
3. Lab. Can processing intensify (not push/pull) the colors/hues? Which Lab can do the best job? (A loaded question if there ever were one.)
4. Other suggestions.
Again, Thanks to all.
Guy Stewart
I’m now working almost exclusive with 8 x 10, and I have a few questions.
For self-promotional purposes I’ve been doing a series of color slides displaying the effect of light on various architectural elements. I have been using Velvia 50 and a Polarizer in an attempt to obtain maximum saturation of the colors - in particular the cloudless sky I feature in all my images. I am looking for strong, vivid, almost oversaturated colors – not realistic ones – if I could get an indigo/violet sky during the day I would use it!
One of my Polarizers is a 77mm B+W 77E “Top-Pol”; one is a 95mm B+W 95 KSM “C-Pol” + KR1.5 “Warmton;” and the other is a 105mm B+W105 KSM “C-Pol.” I prefer to use the 105mm Pola because I like to use Schneider’s 480mm 8.4 Apo-Symmar so as to fill the slide with as much of the final image as I can, and this lens requires a 105mm filter.
I take a reading with a Minolta Spot Meter, mentally average it out and DO NOT compensate for the (Polarizer) Filter Factor. Sometimes, I actually reduce the aperture to underexpose even more. Then I ask the Lab to push anywhere from 1/2 to 1 1/2 or even 2 stops. Occasionally, the sky turns black, yielding an interesting combination.
So, here are my questions:
1. 8 x 10 Film.
A. Velvia 50? The new Provia.
B. Ektachrome?
C. ____ What other kind of slide film instead, if anything? ____.
2. Filters - Which filter makes the sky the deepest blue, and does this feature have an effect on the rest of the colors?
A. B+W 77E “Top-Pol ___________
B. B+W 95 KSM “C-Pol _________
C. B+W105 KSM “C-Pol _________
D. Stacking (as in adding a UV) and/or other filters and/or other comments.
_______________
_______________
3. Lab. Can processing intensify (not push/pull) the colors/hues? Which Lab can do the best job? (A loaded question if there ever were one.)
4. Other suggestions.
Again, Thanks to all.
Guy Stewart