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Re: [OM] NEVER, EVER [was FFFF - Never shoot into the sun]

Subject: Re: [OM] NEVER, EVER [was FFFF - Never shoot into the sun]
From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 07:46:27 -0500
Wrong kind of sun. <g> But excellent shots nevertheless. And no, it would not 
help to crop the almost-sun out of the edge because it gives a certain scope 
and directionality of light that otherwise would have been missing. But you 
knew that.

But I was thinking of an already risen, non-diffused sun more than a gooch 
above the horizon.

For example:

Eric's Dock, New Harbor, Nikkor 210mm on Cambo 4x5, Velvia 50.

http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=10169

True, not a Fuji. But I took it because of the shots below. Note how washed out 
the Nikkor shot is compared with the Fuji shots below. Fuji can be quirky at 
times (not that there's anything wrong with that), but the 90mm and 65mm lenses 
mounted on the GWS series, i.e., the Texas Leicas, were two of the best ever, 
bar none.

Good Light at Pemaquid, shot with Fuji GSW 690 with 65mm Fuji lens, Velvia 50.

http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=10175

And this one, Pemaquid Sun, again with the Fuji and Velvia 50.

http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=10172

I would not try any of these shots with a digital camera unless I had a dense 
ND filter on it, and maybe not even then. While I hate to agree with AG about 
anything <g>, film tends to work best for these kinds of shots. 

--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal


On Dec 19, 2013, at 7:07 PM, Moose wrote:

> On 12/15/2013 2:11 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>> I believe the correct instruction is this: Never shoot directly into the sun 
>> unless you are using a Fuji lens.
> 
> Ahhhh, that explains why mine are all crap. :-) 
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=10159>
> 
> Ian set me off ...
> 
> Yes, this would be better without the sun in the frame. 
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=10161>
> 
> I certainly should not have let the sun sneak into the corner of this one. 
> Perhaps a crop will save it? 
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=10163>
> 
> So, this <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=10147>
> 
> is a better image than this. 
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=10150>
> 
> Well, maybe you get the idea. More Sun Fun here. 
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=10146>

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