Re: PHOTO: Blue Iris (long article)
- Subject: Re: PHOTO: Blue Iris (long article)
- From: K* o* C* O*
- Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 10:50:10 -0800
From: "Kevin or Cheryl Oke" <okephoto@gulfislands.com>
Hi:
My husband is a professional photographer who specializes in
outdoor kind of stuff - flowers, birds, animals, scenery, etc. He
always uses kodak professional film - and he always gets his
stuff developed at a professional lab. Mind you, his living
depends upon the quality being excellent, so he pays the extra.
Fuji is a no-no because - guess what - he says it doesn't
reproduce blues and greens well. Occasionally uses Agfa.
he was involved in an experiment a few years ago with kodak and fuji
and the kodak colours (Canadian spelling for the uninitiated!) were
more faithful to the real. Also, you can ask the labs to redo your
film - and never go to a one hour place. Guaranteed disaster!
For what it's worth - Cheryl Oke
-----Original Message-----
From: Sterling Okase <sterling_o@hotmail.com>
To: iris-talk@onelist.com <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Date: October 31, 1998 11:27 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] 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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