[pure-silver] Re: Skies
- From: "Dana H. Myers" <dana.myers@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 18:22:57 -0700
afterswift@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi Dana,
>
> How about trying a light yellow filter for skies, particularly if there
> are clouds in the skyscape?
Of course; I was just commenting in agreement with Richard about the
way a blue sky renders on T-Max. A light yellow filter would darken
the sky more, regardless of film choice.
Dana
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dana.myers@xxxxxxxxx
> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sat, 12 May 2007 3:27 PM
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Skies
>
>
> Richard Knoppow wrote:
>
>> The nature of most B&W emulsions is such that they have too much
>> sensitivity to blue. Kodak's T-Max films have a more balanced
>> sensitivity. I find that T-Max100 or 400 will give me about the same
>> tone rendition as, say, Plus-X with a K-2 filter, so these films may be
>> a good choice for landscape work.
>
> I was *just* about to respond with "try T-Max for somewhat more natural
> skies" myself, but you took the words out of my mouth :-)
>
>> I don't know if Ilford Delta films
>> have similar sensitization but I suspect its likely. In any case, the
>> spectral sensitivity curves are usually in the data sheets for films.
>
> While I don't have a great deal of experience with Delta 100, the one
> roll I recently shot the same day as a roll of TMX indicates that blue
> sky renders similarly, at least for me.
>
> Dana
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