Graham, What a wonderful, illuminating response. What you've provided is some of the thought process that goes into your seeing. I've saved your response and will keep it in mind from now on whenever I encounter a landscape situation. Very instructive and I really appreciate you taking the time to share. And thanks for the plug ;-) Bob --- GeeBee <geebee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: "Bob Adler" <rgacpa@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: #294 > > > > Hi Graham. > > I was wondering if you could share with me (us) > what > > thought process(es) you go through in deciding > which > > filter to use. I've noticed that red, green and > orange > > are favored by you. I do have a basic > understanding of > > the differences these filters cause with B&W film, > but > > am just curious as to what thoughts go through > your > > mind relative to filter selection when you are > > analyzing a sceen. > > Thanks for any input you can give, > > Bob > > > > > Leica M6 : 75mm Summilux : orange filter : Kodak > > > T400 CN > > > > > > http://www.geebeephoto.com/2005/05294.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------- > > Hi Bob, > > My county is geographically unspectacular but we do > have our own Grand > Canyons, mountain ranges etc but they are not there > all of the time and when > they are there they are above the horizon in the > great skies we get. When we > do get them I make the sky the main ingredient and > go after it with a red > filter. I have often used an orange filter lately > and I wish I could give > you some subtle aesthetic reason but it is only > because I didn't have a red > filter in E60 until a couple of weeks ago :-) > > If the sky is flat I try to minimise it by framing > the scene with > overhanging trees and use them to block out the sky. > When taking this > option, this being the UK, I usually have plenty of > green in the scene and > I like the silvery effect on sunlit or pale foliage > that a green filter > gives me. > > If I have both sky and an interesting foreground > which requires a compromise > between sky detail and rendering the many greens in > different shades of grey > I go with the green filter or yellow/green. Both > will hold enough in the sky > for me to burn it in whereas a red or orange filter > will often block up the > foliage by making it too dark. Good skies over a > cornfield obviously favour > red filtration. > > I don't know how well I explained that and I am > surprised that my thought > processes took three small paragraphs to articulate > them but I hope that > helps explain. > > I am wary about offering my methods to such a well > informed group, > particularly when I see the work on display at sites > like this one: > http://www.raflexions.com/gallery/index.htm > > but you did ask :-) > > > --Graham > > > > > > > > ========================================================= > To Unsubscribe: Send email to > leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then > receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You may > also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe. > Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA http://www.raflexions.com ========================================================= To Unsubscribe: Send email to leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You may also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe.