Responding to my own post... sheesh. How I should have said that is using a yellow filter would increase contrast, as the shadows are lit primarily by blue sky, and therefore, themselves are predominantly blue. The yellow filter will block this, and make the shadows darker.
William Johnson wrote: > > Actually, using a yellow filter would increase contrast, as the shadows > are lit primarily by blue sky, which the yellow filter will block. > > The rest is good advice, and I would add that if you can't adjust > developing time because of different lighting on the same roll of film, > that over exposing a stop in bright sun and printing with a slightly > softer grade of paper works ok. > > Nothing works so well as waiting for or finding decent light though. > > William in Utah. > > "Peifer, William [OCDUS]" wrote: > > > > Dave Chang-sang wrote: > > > Ok B&W shooters - > > > Here's the issue: how do you handle BRIGHT sunshine when shooting B&W > > film ? > > > > Hi Dave, > > > > Ansel sez -- Use a yellow filter to cut out blue light scattered by a > > cloudless sky. Use contracted development to cut down on contrast. That > > is, overexpose a bit to place your shadows perhaps a half-zone higher than > > they'd normally fall, then develop for a shorter period of time (or in a > > more dilute developer) so that the highlights develop to a zone less than > > normal development. > > > > You don't need to buy me a beer, but I'll be thinking of your midday-sun > > shooting while I'm drowning a large helping of chiles rellenos with a frosty > > glass or two of Dos Equis Amber at my favorite Mexican restaurant tonight. > > Mmmmm! > > > > Bill Peifer > > Rochester, NY > > - > > 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 . - 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 .
