P3D Packing

[John Toeppen <toeppen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The solution for night shots and mounting are one and the same: mark it
PROCESS ONLY DO NOT CUT.  Then mount them yourself.  You will have fewer
fingerpints and scratches and only have yourself to blame if you have
such problems.  It is another control point.
Vincent G. Macek, caving is a special need.  Caves give you grit and
wet.  A waterproof hard shell plastic enclosure might be available in
some sporting goods store. Seeking what you need is an art.
I got soaked last weekend by Vernal Falls in Yosemite.  My leather case
was wet by the time I made it up "Mist Trail"  I have never been in a
thunderstorm that was as heavy as this mist!  The falls were full in a
way like I have never seen.  An inch of water cascaded down the granite
steps.  I took shots of Vernal through the mist.  I would turn my back
on the mist, open my case, and turn and shoot.  Then I would turn my
back again, wipe the droplets off with my wrung dry Tshirt and repeat.
The camera is fine.
Now that I have these back (not yet mounted) they look pretty good.
Well, the white water is out of range in a few where the exposure was
correct for gray granite, woods, and blue sky. Yosemite can give you
more than eight stops of dynamic range in a single shot.  What do you
want to kiss off becomes the question, the white highlights, or the
shadow detail.  Sometimes I shoot prints to get the dynamic range and
fine grain at high speeds.  I scan negatives and slides, but not prints.

Well, maybe this weekend I will get the water right.  It sure is
flowing.  I have 8 rolls of Kodachrome 64, just in case.

John Toeppen

http://home.pacbell.net/toeppen/


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