[LargeFormat] Snowy Landscapes
Don Feinberg
largeformat@f32.net
Mon Jan 1 12:36:06 2001
> Kodak use to recommend "In bright sun on sand or snow f16 @ 1/ISO"
No, this isn't so.
The "Sunny f/16" rule is "f/16 at 1/ISO" According to Kodak, you use
"sunny f/16" in bright sun, then in snow or sand you close down another 1 to
2 stops.
Kodak are not correct here: You should *open up* another 1 to 2 stops for
snow!
Example: This is right off the Kodak website, for Plus-X film:
Bright or Hazy Sun on Light Sand or Snow 1/250 f /16 (i.e., *close
down* one stop for snow)
Bright or Hazy Sun (Distinct Shadows) 1/250 f /11 (i.e., "sunny
f/16")
Weak, Hazy Sun (Soft Shadows) 1/250 f /8
Cloudy Bright (No Shadows) 1/250 f /5.6
Heavy Overcast or Open Shade 1/250 f /4
Don Feinberg