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Re: [OM] Exposure data notes

Subject: Re: [OM] Exposure data notes
From: "Shawn Wright" <swright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1998 17:50:53 -0800
On  8 Sep 98 at 8:25, *- DORIS FANG -* wrote:

> On Mon, 7 Sep 1998, Shawn Wright wrote:
> 
> >  Typically, I bracket either +/- 2/3 or 1 
> > stop with b/w print film, but often find the middle shot is the best 
> > overall exposure, with the others sometimes providing creative 
> > options when printing (better highlight or shadow definition).
> 
>   Usually with B&W film I will bracket along the shadow values (on the
> overexposure side) more than the highlights. 
Good point, after thinking about, this is mostly what I do as well. I often 
skip the -1 bracket, unless I have important highlights which may get blocked 
up. (which seems to be a problem with FP4+, I plan to try Delta 100 for my next 
bulk roll...) 
> 
>   It sounds good to me, and although you may rarely see much difference in
> a machine print due to a bracket, it will become much more evident in
> a custom enlargement.

Thanks, Doris
. 
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Shawn Wright
Computer Systems Manager
Shawnigan Lake School
250-743-6240
swright@xxxxxxxxx

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