Re: Sputty and E100-S

[rlrylander@xxxxxxx]

I have been using Kodak E100-S 120 for a while now and am generally happy with the
results (though the rendition is a little to warm for some subjects - makes me wonder
what the E100SW "warm" version would look like).  I prefer the snappier, more neutral
colors of Fuji Velvia, but some subjects beg for the more subdued Ektachrome.

Your experience with fog is interesting.  There is an ancient ("historic") lift-bridge
here in Stillwater, MN that occasionally disapears into the fog as it approaches WI
("bridge to oblivion").  It is difficult to meter so I usually rely on an incident
reading and bracket, favoring "overexposure" - the "overexposed" (1-2 stops, according
to the meter) shots capture the fog best, washing out colors and very high-key.  This
jibes with your underexposed shots hiding fog.

Smart, Lattie MD06 wrote:

> I finally got my first roll of Kodak E100-S 120 back. I took some Times Square
> bulb exposures on it w/ my Spud. The higher speed & lower contrast
> (compared to Velvia) gave me some fairly nice shots from my guesstimate
> exposures. I even got a near-ground level exposure of night traffic on a tiny
> median strip off of Astor - rather harrowing! It was a little rainy and misty that
> night and I got distinct foggy-glare from the lights in the right lens. Nothing
> fatal,but just a little distracting. Lotta stuff going on in them to look at! :-)
>
> My very next roll in the Spud, also 100S, was more night scenes of multiple
> 3-D light shafts coming through tree leaves in the *very* intense fog we had
> here last weekend. Wouldn't you know it - the (slightly under-exposed) shots
> don't even HINT at fog - WHEN I REALLY WANTED THEM TO! :-)
>
> LS