On Sun, 12 Nov 2000, Ray Moth wrote:
> I agree, there are many ways to reduce contrast. To me, the ND filter
> approach makes sense, because the less light there is the lower the
> contrast.
William's influence is growing on me like Spanish Moss...think.
It only dampens all the brightness values by a factor of X. If you
adjust exposure for the filter factor, the relation of values between
light and shadow are unchanged.
> In a totally dark room, everything looks black, whatever its
> colour or shade.
That's because what you have there is very even lighting. Introduce a
candle. Big contrast. Introduce a 4x8 foot lightbox, 1,600 w/s of light,
low contrast.
> Another way to achieve low contrast could be to under-expose negative
> film, thereby depleting the emulsion. The overall brightness can be
> corrected in the printing stage but contrast will be lower.
No. Over-expose and underdevelop. Time to buy the Ansel books.
> As a final resort, you could try coating the lens
> with a thin layer of banana pudding; after use, it can be wiped off
> with an iced Volvo. ;-)
LOL.
*= Doris Fang =*
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