[LargeFormat] Snowy Landscapes

Don Feinberg largeformat@f32.net
Mon Jan 1 12:36:06 2001


>  Kodak use to recommend "In bright sun on sand or snow f16 @ 1/ISO"

No, this isn't so.

The "Sunny f/16" rule is "f/16 at 1/ISO"   According to Kodak, you use
"sunny f/16" in bright sun, then in snow or sand you close down another 1 to
2 stops.

Kodak are not correct here: You should *open up* another 1 to 2 stops for
snow!

Example:  This is right off the Kodak website, for Plus-X film:

Bright or Hazy Sun on Light Sand or Snow        1/250 f /16   (i.e., *close
down* one stop for snow)

Bright or Hazy Sun         (Distinct Shadows) 1/250 f /11   (i.e., "sunny
f/16")

Weak, Hazy Sun        (Soft Shadows) 1/250 f /8

Cloudy Bright        (No Shadows) 1/250 f /5.6

Heavy Overcast or       Open Shade 1/250 f /4




Don Feinberg