The problem is probably more the lab than the Bernese <grin>. Seriously, the lab probably made prints based on the overall exposure, when they needed to be weighed toward the shadow detail in the dogs. Try having them reprinted by someone who knows what they are doing.
You can improve the exposure in cases like this by rating your 200 speed film at 100 for increased shadow detail, but they probably would have printed them wrong anyway. There really should be enough latitude in the film to get an acceptable print. --graywolf ----- Original Message ----- From: Wendy Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:49 PM Subject: Re: My weekend with Leica and Rollei and Pentax and a bunch of dawgs > Last weekend I went to a Carting workshop. > Not go-karting for dogs, something a little more sedate. It covered things > like choosing and fitting harnesses, drafting and backpacking. > With 12 Bernese Mountain Dogs in attendance, I wanted to get a few good photos. > I took an MZ-M with 43mm (Why this combination? I don't know, it just > looked pretty) Very disappointing results. > It was a very bright day, so high contrast with both the dogs and the > background. Film was Kodak royal gold 200. > Photos showed very little details on the dogs. I guess really I should have > been using some fill-in flash to get highlights in their eyes, but they had > enough to concentrate on with all the new stuff going on around them. > I suppose what I'm asking is, what could I have done to get better photos, > and how on earth does one shoot black dogs successfully?! > > >Wendy > > --- > Wendy & Paul Beard > Ottawa, Canada > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
