You might consider a light yellow-green filter, X0. The green in the filter is very effective in bringing out the many different tones of green in a landscape. The yellow has a very naturalistic effect in bringing down the blue of the sky to heighten the clouds. It also reduces haze. The effect is, in my opinion, better than a yellow filter on its own.
As far as film is concerned, round up all the usual suspects: Plus-X, FP-4, maybe even Scala if you want to shoot slides. -- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph Tainter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 July 2005 21:11 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: B/W Film Advice Needed > > I need to photograph, in black-and-white, some landscapes in > southeast Utah with prehistoric ruins in them. The vegetation > will be mainly sage (very pale green) and junipers (darker > green). The last time I shot b/w was about 5 years ago. I > believe it was Tmax 400, and I found it disappointing. It was > grainy, and I had thought that these films were supposed to > have less grain. I've never tried the chromogenic b/w films. > > So what do b/w shooters recommend for a low-grain landscape > film with good tonal range? > > I plan to use a yellow filter as a compromise, to lighten the > vegetation just a bit and darken the sky just a bit. If I > need to I'll use a split nd filter to darken the sky further. > Other filter recommendations welcome. > > Thanks, > > Joe > > > >
