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shooting the sky and sun i am currently working on a project documenting the sky, often with the sun directly in frame. I am curious as to which film best suits this purpose. I have been told that fuji color slide film works the best, but just wanted to get more opinions before I really got into it.
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robert G. Fately |
Well, slide film doesn't have quite as much latitude as print, and given the likelihood that your scenes wil have vastly divergent illumination you might want to consider negative film instead. With the sun being so bright, you can most likely use a low grain slower film with ISO 100 rating as well.
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Christopher A. Walrath |
I have had good exposure with even Fujifilm. But I get a lot out of the T-Max that I have been using almost exclusively for the last year.
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Samuel Smith |
welcome louis, exposure is the key.not film type or iso.i do agree that slide film is a no.unless your so good that your understanding of exposure is so great your not going to make a mistake. what are you going to meter off of? are you saying your going to place the sun directly in the center of the frame?or is it that it will be the main focus be it off centered? there is no way you can use a particular film,slide or print,and then if the results aren't to your liking,blame recommendations. which lens ya got there? maybe your going to use aperture priority.spot meter? well,let's hear it,sam
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Christopher A. Walrath |
Sam, you don't focus on the sun. You try to do everything without the sun in the frame. ou meter an approximate portion of the scene just to the side of the sun so that it's not in view so that way you don't go BLIND or something. If you focus is sky or sky bound objects, again focusing on the side is relatively simple. Besides, I don't think there is a PHOTOGRAPHIC light meter that would accurately meter a light source as brilliant as the sun in the first place.
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Samuel Smith |
hey chris, I don't know if louis has ever photographed the sky.is he documenting pollution,jet trails or maybe just cloud formations. what time of day will he be shooting? would the use of a circular polarizer,grad filter or neutral density filter be of greater importance than film type? what will the weather conditions be like.higher humidity will render better colors while very low humidity will turn out very flat. thanks for the tips,sam
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Christopher A. Walrath |
True, Sam. Very good points made there. I guess the key here, Louis, is to get as familiar with your equipment as you can so that the trial and error can soon become prized keepers instead of cutting-room floor fodder.
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Samuel Smith |
i believe robert fraley once said to each his own.eh chris? why do many here mistrust those who have no gallery? some do learn a specific film type,iso or where to meter.kinda goes with the territory and responses.each film type and iso still has it's let's say characteristics. maybe louis has shot slide film for 20 years?an inherent danger here at bp is inconclusive info. so I assume you have a camera.but yet how do I know that? I do get lost at times chris,as when I try to um mentor.i make mistakes and sometimes a bit of confusion sets in. absolutely my fault. hope were ok,sam
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Christopher A. Walrath |
For my end, we never were otherwise, Sam.
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Samuel Smith |
hope you stay with us.and 2 cents is 2 cents. sam
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Alan N. Marcus |
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These are fields that have been plowed once or twice. Good luck, Alan Marcus
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