PHOTO: Blue Iris (long article)

From: "Sterling Okase" <sterling_o@hotmail.com>

>From: starlord@ptw.com (Slc.Dennis Bishop)
 
> Have you tryied more than just kodak film??? Myself I use film I
>buy at costco and it is made by Agfa of Germany and I think it's
>better. I get good blues from it.
 
Hi Dennis,

The author of the article used Kodak Ektachrome film to do his tests 
photographing blue irises. I am not sure if the author tried the same 
tests with other types of film.  That article was written in 1977. No 
doubt there have been many advancements in film quality and camera 
technology since then.

Personally, I use just about any film I can get my hands on that is 
inexpensive enough for me to afford. I find that different films will 
capture different degrees of blue in irises. But so far I have not found 
a film that will reproduce the blue in irises without using cyan 
filters. Even WITH filters, capturing a blue iris is difficult as there 
are many variables to the formula that are hard to control i.e. 
lighting, time of day, cloud cover etc. And of course, there is always 
the dilemma of reputable places to take your film for developing. *sigh*

I have heard Agfa makes superior film for photgraphing plant life. I 
know several irisarians that swear by it and will use nothing else. 
Unfortunately, it is a little expensive and I have yet to experiment 
with it. Maybe someday when I am rich and famous.

Iris Maniac,
Sterling (not Innerst)
Seattle, WA. Zone 8
AIS, KCIS, HIPS and MIS
And Friday Night Chat-o-phile
sterling_o@hotmail.com


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