Re: [OM] More Mt. Rainier Photos

[Winsor Crosby]

> I'm disappointed in the exposure of the mountain (and this is the best of
> several, sad to say).  It WAS a hot and hazy day.  I was in t-shirt at 7,000
> feet.  So it wasn't Ansel Adams conditions.  But still, how do I get the
> bright mountain & sky properly exposed without losing the foreground forest
> in darkness?  One fella suggested a graduated ND filter.  Any other ideas? 
> Bracket like crazy?  There is such a wide range of exposure difference
> between all that snow & ice and the dark green of the forest below, it's a
> REAL challenge.  I should have used a UV filter at least.  Better a
> polarizer.  That would have helped, as I was 90 degrees from the sun.  NOW I
> think of it! 
>
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder.tcl?folder_id=244547
>
> More feedback welcome.  Sock it to me.
>
> Rich
Graduate ND filter, or two exposures, for highlight and shadow, 
combined in Photoshop. I think UV might give you reduced haze, but 
will not solve the problem of light exceeding the range of the film.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California


< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >