in the apple orchard - semi nsfw

[Mike Panic]

shot on the yashica mat 124g using 2+ year expired fuji 160nc film rated @ 125, all the shots came up at least 2 stops under exposed, even though the meter was right on. I think this has to do w/ the aged film, even though it was in the fridge the whole time, just based on how the exposures were from the roll of b&w i ran thru it in boston... however im probably going to run a roll of fresh chrome thru it this weekend to further check it out.

i took the original .tif file that was scanned to cd for me at work and adjusted the levels a bit, had to quick mask the sky in the upper left as it was totally gone, then ran a sepia action followed by a b&w action. I have a cropped 2:3 ratio verison but im starting to really appreciate the square format

anyway... thoughts are always more then welcome

 

[Pherdinand]

Mike, i like this as it is, i think it's strange/interesting with the strong glare of the sky. And nice model, by the way 🙂

As to the underexposure...are you sure you can trust the old meter of that camera? Or,were you using an external meter?

 

[Mike Panic]

i was using the meter in camera - and honestly, it could be anything from old expired film, to the meter, to the sheer dynamic range of the light light blue sky to the dark hard shadows under the trees.

if the model is available again this weekend im going to try to reshoot it on a fresh roll of chrome, prob e-100vs

 

[Pherdinand]

do you have a handheld meter?
Otherwise, another camera with a more modern, reliable meter?

 

[Mike Panic]

do you have a handheld meter?
Otherwise, another camera with a more modern, reliable meter?

i had my 10d in the car... i could use that for a meter

 

[Mike Panic]

Hey🙂

Is the gallery broken? And what the hell does "semi nsfw" mean?

ManGo

no, gallery works

semi nsfw

semi not safe for work - no "private" area is shown but for those that view at work, they should go on the side of caution if they choose to view it there

 

[phototone]

The exposure problem you have may be due to the "way" you metered the scene with your meter. If you have strong sky, like is in the shot, it will influence the meter to underexpose by about a stop to two stops. If the detail, other than sky is most important to you, then with a reflected light meter, such as is built-into the yashica, you need to take a reading that does not include the sky. In other words, in your case, pan the camera to the right quite a bit, take your reading then pan back left to get your composition and then expose the film. It is always good in semi-back lit situations to bracket. I always do, if I have any doubt about the exposure.