Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Special edition DVD releases are great. The extra features sometimes > have good information and ideas for photographers (Just saw Leone's > "Once Upon a Time in the West," which seems to be a textbook on lighting > and working with DOF - highly recommended, BTW). > > I digress. On one recently viewed DVD there was a comment by the DP > that he used an "antique suede" filter to desaturate the color. Not > being a big fan of some of the overly saturated films out there, this > caught my attention as being a way to tone down some of the intensity of > Reala while keeping its other fine characteristics. > > Upon checking the B&H site I discovered that Tiffen makes a variety of > antique suede filters, but they are rather spendy and most are not for > threaded use. Also discovered the B+W KR3. which is a "warming" filter, > but appears to be of a similar color to the Tiffen. > > So, the questions to the color film gurus here: will the KR3 behave > similarly to the antique suede? What other filters are there that can > tone down or desaturate color film? What do you do (outside of PS) to > desaturate your pictures? > > Tks!
I do not know what an "antique suede" filter is but do use a KR3 warming filter. The KR3 filter absorbs some of the light on the blue end of the spectrum. I use it on overcast days or in deep shadow areas to cut down the excessive blue and give the subject a more natural "daylight" appearance. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
