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Re: [OM] How to Capture subtle colors

Subject: Re: [OM] How to Capture subtle colors
From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 11:38:00 +1200
Hi folks,

When I advised to use Kodachrome instead of (eg) Fuji Superia print film, 
because the contrast is enhanced with the Kodachrome and the colours are 
more saturated, I wrote on the basis of experience, not theory.

About a year ago I was photographing red dahlia flowers one morning and 
alternating slide &  print film; same lens and tripod position. Now, I cannot 
say the exposures were exactly equivalent because there could have been 
cloud movements that confounded the differences in the few moments 
between shots. There probably were. Maybe the lighting had changed 
significantly. But for both sets of photos as a whole, looking at the prints 
the 
reaction is "Hey, that's nice, but ... "; whereas with the slide shots the 
reaction is more like "HEY; that's nice.". More saturation, greater range of 
colours and lighting intensity, and more detail. More sparkle.

Brian

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