[pure-silver] Re: Shooting in the desert
- From: Bob Adler <rgacpa@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 19:35:01 -0700 (PDT)
Shoot early morning, early evening, night exposures.
Hydrate the rest of the day; June is killer...
Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.raflexions.com
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From: Bogdan Karasek <bkarasek@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2008 7:04:56 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Shooting in the desert
Hi all,
I hope this isn't considered off topic and I come seeking photographic
advice. This June 18th, I'll be going to Death Valley, California, for
8 days. The question I have concerns how I should adapt my shooting to
the harsh and contrasty light in the desert. I live in Montreal, which
is in the higher latitudes and we also get a fair amount of humidity, so
the light is always much more diffuse and I have gotten used to shooting
in those conditions. I have been to the desert in Anza Borrego and
the Salton Sea several times in the past ten years and have always had
trouble with the light, especially between 10am and 5pm. Sometimes I
feel that it should be sunny 18 instead of sunny 16. i got into the
habit of getting up before sunrise and ready to shoot at first light to
avoid that harshness, but still, the air is dry and the light very
quickly gets very harsh, at least, that 's the way it seems to me,
coming from the climate that I live in.
Anybody have any suggestions of how I can deal with that harsh light. I
usually use yellow, orange and even red filters but still it's harsh.
I'll be shooting 120 APX 25 ( the stuff has been sitting in my freezer)
and 120 Tri-X at 200 iso.
I'm open to all suggestions.
In passing, if any of you have been to Death Valley and are familiar
with the place, I would welcome suggestions as to places that I should
go and visit in particular. I'll be renting a 4x4 Rav-4, so that'll get
me off the paved roads and into the hinderland.
Thanks in advance,
Cheers,
bogdan
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Bogdan Karasek
Montréal, Québec bogdan(at)bogdanphoto.com
Canada www.bogdanphoto.com
"I bear witness"
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