cobblestone alleyway

• benjiboy

• Jul 18, 2018

How did you estimate the exposure,? because there is an enormous difference between the highlights and the shadows under the arch that you have managed reproduced perfectly. I'm impressed.

 

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  David Lyga

• Jul 18, 2018

Thankfully, the C-41 process is very low in contrast. All one really needs to do is give the negative ample exposure. The '250' speed was wise but it might have been even better to give EI 125 for this difficult scene. However, you captured this well. I would estimate that this exposure was about two full stops more than that for bright sunlight.

Indeed, could digital have done this as well? - David Lyga

 

• benjiboy

• Jul 18, 2018

@David Lyga I don't know "if digital could have done this as well" I'm still struggling with film after more than fifty years, but I suspect it doesn't have the dynamic range.

 

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  macfred

• Jul 18, 2018

@benjiboy
David is just right - I metered for the areal around the plant pot in front of the tavern (with EI 250) and decided to give one more stop to the result.
Those Fuji chromogenic films love light (just as Ilford XP2 does) - regarding this an inadequate exposure is almost impossible. Thank you for looking!

@David Lyga
You got it, David! Thank you for your comment.

 

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  macfred

• Jul 18, 2018

A similar scenery :

untitled by Andreas, on Flickr

I metered for the wall on the left (EI 250) and added one stop.

 

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  David Lyga

• Jul 19, 2018

macfred: Definitely more than passable, as the composition cannot really be faulted and the tones fit perfectly. - David Lyga

 

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  David Lyga

• Jul 19, 2018

@benjiboy Don't feel so badly, as I am struggling with film since 1964. There are always different ways of being correct with film. Half is technology and half is subjective. - David Lyga

 

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  macfred

• Jul 19, 2018

@David Lyga @benjiboy

Another struggler here ... I mostly like others work better than mine.