Re: #294

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
>
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> -------------------
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> 
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Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.raflexions.com

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