Kodak E100VS in the Chisos Mtns

[Kenj8246]

I'm pretty sure a lot of you 'old farts' and some 'not so old farts' are still shooting film, I got a question for you. I'm going out to the Chisos Mtns in Texas' Big Bend Natl Park later this month for a couple two three days. Do you think I can get away with shooting some expired Kodak E100VS 4X5 transparencies out there? Light will probably be pretty harsh at times and I wonder if it has enough range. I'd guess it'd be better to shoot it early and late? Any ideas appreciated.

I will be shooting mostly 4X5 but some 120 also.

Thanks ahead of time,
Kenny

 

[JoeV]

The scene brightness range will exceed the film’s dynamic range. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. Expose for the highlights and let the shadows fall to black. The trick is composing purposefully for those black shadows to be part of the composition.

 

[Kenj8246]

Thanks, Joe. That would be my approach regardless of film type but, yes, composing will be key.

 

[mbisc]

Subject to the normal exposure rules for slide film, I always found E100VS particularly pleasing to capture the rich Southwestern landscape colors without having to limit yourself to sunrise/sunset hours, e.g. while on a long hike during daytime hours - so go ahead and show us your results 🙂

An example:
Coyote Buttes (Lake above The Wave) by Mike, on Flickr