At 05:48 PM 5/13/2002 -0400, Austin wrote:
>I also have taken actual measurements for many years, not just as an
>experiment to confirm or refute someone elses claim, but for photographic
>work I have been doing for over 20 years. I can say unquestionably I have
>quite a few images that were shot in circumstances that had 10 stops of
>scene range. The last series I did in Menemsha, which contained the insides
>(through windows) of little fishing shacks (that wasn't the darkest though),
>as well as the very dark undersides of wooden algae laden docks, under the
>little fishing shacks, and then full July sunlight, had many images that
>were 10 stops.
>
>If I am mistaken, then either both my Gossen meter and my Hasselblad 205 are
>both wrong, or I just plain don't know how to use a meter, which I know
>neither is the case. I believe if you go looking for scenes that have that
>kind of range, you will be surprised how many you can find.
>
>Don't take this the wrong way, but I really feel like I'm arguing what color
>my car is with someone who has never seen my car before ;-)
I don't believe you even have a car! Please submit a notarized photocopy of
your title along with a photo of the car itself! :-)
This isn't arguing, this is (for me at least) productive technical discussion.
Ok, so between you and Bill Kennedy I'm coming to think that perhaps 10
stop scenes are more common than I expected. Your situation is a lot closer
to mine (I do mostly outdoor landscapes and scenics) than is Bill's
architectural shots of the Texas State Capitol, so your experience is
probably more translatable into mine.
Is your series on Menemsha (where is that?) published? I would like to see
how the film and printing process handled the range.
Stan
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