> I know I will offend some people on the list but here goes. That is
> typical Kodachrome color rendition in the desert. I have a friend who
> is a desert buff and Kodachrome fan. Almost all his pictures look like
> this, except during the hours near dawn and near sunset. I tried a
> couple of rolls of it when I used to go camping in the desert with him
> and got the same thing. Change brands of film and it will look very
> different. What is weird is that he loves pictures that look like
> this. Try Velvia or any modern film that is not trying to preserve a
> rendition that pleases people who have been using it for 30 years.
>
> Parenthetically high noon is the worst time to take a good looking
> picture.
>
> On the first one I would have balanced the exposure more with the
> distance so the overall shot would have been about a half stop less
> exposure which would improve it I think. One reason I like that spot
> meter in the OM4T. Or framed it differently so that main part of the
> picture had the correct exposure, either the exposure you have with the
> mountain in front filling the frame or more of the distance with less
> exposure and letting the little bit of mountain in front go dark. The
> second shot looks fine considering the film and time of day.
>
>
> Winsor Crosby
> Long Beach, California, USA
>
Winsor, you're not offending me at all, as I am looking for help. That is
why I want others experiences and advice. I am planning to abandon
Kodachrome 64 for this next trip. The problem with Velvia is that I have
practically no experience with it, so am thinking of using Kodak Elitechrome
100 extra color. I think Kodak actually has a new film out to replace it
though, called UC for ultra color, or something like that.
Before I was using an OMPC, which has no spot meter, but this time I plan to
use an OM2s for the spot meter advantage. I'll have to see if that helps me
any.
Wayne
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