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P3D Re: Sunny 16 in SW

  • From: Tom Deering <tmd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: P3D Re: Sunny 16 in SW
  • Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 21:22:57 -0400 (EDT)
On 8/29/98, Michael A Amundson wrote:
>I've enjoyed the discussion of the sunny 16 rule and its variations but is
>there a lattitude or altitude that this is geared for?  I've been reading
>Ansel Adams' EXAMPLES and he notes several times the SW light is stronger.
>What about altitude?  I'm at 7,000 feet here in Flagstaff and shoot a lot
>of things on sunny days between 8000 and 10,000 feet.  Any changes?

I must say that one of the breakthroughs for me was when I started using a
working light meter.  The sunny 16 rule is okay in a pinch, and it might be
fine for the old timers that know when to apply it and how to cheat it.
But no guesstimate is going to yield the kind of photos that a $20 light
meter will.

Good luck,

Tom



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