rob_x2004 Posted November 15, 2007 Share #1 Posted November 15, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Can anyone post any images taken in harsh lighting conditions? And if it worked, what you did to make the best of the situation. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 15, 2007 Posted November 15, 2007 Hi rob_x2004, Take a look here Velvia shots.. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Guest carolina Posted November 16, 2007 Share #2 Posted November 16, 2007 Rob I shoot almost exclusively with velvia. So if you look at my picture post you might find something with harsh lighting. I don't know if it will help- as I march to the beat of a different drummer - I rarely take people pictures or street pictures.Carolina Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted November 16, 2007 Share #3 Posted November 16, 2007 Not sure about harsh, but this has sky and shadow. (Velvia 100) Mark Photo Utopia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-IIIf Posted November 16, 2007 Share #4 Posted November 16, 2007 Can anyone post any images taken in harsh lighting conditions? And if it worked, what you did to make the best of the situation.Thanks Do you mean something like this............ Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/38185-velvia-shots/?do=findComment&comment=404216'>More sharing options...
ddp Posted November 16, 2007 Share #5 Posted November 16, 2007 Early September light, probably just after lunch: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/38185-velvia-shots/?do=findComment&comment=404435'>More sharing options...
Guest darkstar2004 Posted November 17, 2007 Share #6 Posted November 17, 2007 You can shoot Velvia in harsh light and get great results - you just have to meter accurately and be sure the light falling on your subject (or the scene) is uniformly harsh. If you are photographing a person who is partly lit and partly in shadow - or a person with a bright sky or snow as a background - you must even out the exposure of the shadow areas by using ether flash or a reflector. If you are photographing a building, car, group of people, etc. that is partly in direct sunlight and partly in shadow, don't expect good results. Part of the building will be black, or part will be totally washed out, depending on how you meter. Such a scene can have a difference of +/- 4 to 6 stops between the light and shadow areas. Velvia does not have the capability of recording that kind of latitude. Uniform lighting is the key. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carolina Posted November 17, 2007 Share #7 Posted November 17, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Rob , went through my pictures and picked out two that were photographed with strong back lighting. I overexposed in these situations by a stop or two. But I also must confess that I bracket often in situations where I am not sure on how to interpret my meter's suggestion. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/38185-velvia-shots/?do=findComment&comment=405187'>More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted November 17, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted November 17, 2007 Thanks for the responses, its all getting very interesting. Love the colours. Am wondering how it will go in the frazle of Australian forty degree days at events. Guess, as with any slide film, shall need to look at any scene with a different eye to composition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted November 17, 2007 Author Share #9 Posted November 17, 2007 Found that image before, was always interested in how much info was in the highlights and how many possible interpretations it provided. ...... Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/38185-velvia-shots/?do=findComment&comment=405335'>More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted November 17, 2007 Author Share #10 Posted November 17, 2007 Theres a staggering amount of blue in MA's shot through the leaves. Is it a fair comment to say it handles over exposure better than under if one had to err on one side or the other? Ive never even owned a roll of the stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carolina Posted November 18, 2007 Share #11 Posted November 18, 2007 Rob err on the side of overexposure- velvia -as a general statement -does not handle underexposure well( there are always exceptions). It does well at -40 so hopefully it won't mind + 40.Carolina Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest s.m.e.p. Posted November 18, 2007 Share #12 Posted November 18, 2007 This picture was taken with M6TTL and Summicron-M 28/2.0 asph. and the old Velvia 50 (at ISO 40) in Baracoa, Cuba in the afternoon (1/2 or 1 one before sunset), but although it was not the harshest light I had big problems with the shadows. Scanning Velvia is difficult, too. I stopped using velvia - this film is good for landscape, but has ugly skintones and in situations like this I don´t like the high kontrast. I like Kodak E100GX much more now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted November 19, 2007 Share #13 Posted November 19, 2007 Theres a staggering amount of blue in MA's shot through the leaves. Is it a fair comment to say it handles over exposure better than under if one had to err on one side or the other? Ive never even owned a roll of the stuff. Velvia does highlight the blue sky (and most colours) some don't like its pop like colour, here is a gallery from a far better photographer than myself that perfectly demonstrates the Velvia 'look' Scotland. Photo Gallery by Ian Cameron at pbase.com As to how to rate it I think you can only find out by experience. Back in the late 1980's Fuji sent to my lab several 4x5 sheets of pre-production Velvia, they also sent a tech guy from Fuji Hunt (who made the Fuji chemistry). At the time we found that the films effective speed processed in CR-56/E-6 standard process on our Sitte Dip and dunk was around 40 ISO. Of course this was with the original 50 RVP and I haven't done any more tests recently, but I always rate RVP at the lower ISO. Mark Photo Utopia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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