A sort of comparison between Fuji Velvia 50 and Kodak Portra 160. The film are essentially the opposite, the first is a high contrast transparency film with 5 stops of dynamic range, while the second is a color negative film with an insanely large latitute---everything slooowly fades to white.
It is a sort of comparison because the two images were taken a few minutes apart and the light was very different: too much contrast for Velvia with the sun out. Both images were taken with a 3-stop soft edge graduated filter to control the sky.
Which one do you like most?
I prefer the velvia image. I find velvia to be very true to life when carefully exposed on low contrast scenes.
The two images were taken at Cape Cod; I think they captured many aspects of the northern part of the cape: the big dunes, the particular shrubby vegetation, the barely traveled sand roads, and the amazing light. However, I am not convinced by any of the two shots and I find them too much chaotic for my liking. Still, it was a fun morning and I think the images are worth sharing.