Thanks Paul. That makes sense now.
Dave On Jan 3, 2008 2:51 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Depends on what you want to do. A red filter will deepen the blues and > lighten the reds. Think of it as absorbing the red light, or whatever the > color of the filter might be. A green filter will lighten foliage and deepen > the warmer tones a bit. It works nicely with people who are overly pale. > Sometimes. A yellow will deepen the blues a bit but not as much as the red > filter. Sometimes trial and error is the only way to gauge the overall > effect. I use those filters from time to time. They work well. > Paul > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I have started to play with these filters, found on Mark Roberts site, > > and am happy for the most part, but find my self having to go through > > each one to see the effect. > > > > I have some, but not a lot of usage with B&W film over the years, but > > not filters. I know the film "see's" colours as different shades, but > > i'm > > wondering if there is a good start point. Like if the photo has a lot > > of red in it, do you start with a red filter, or blue. > > > > Any tips to start. > > > > Dave > > > > -- > > Equine Photography > > www.caughtinmotion.com > > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > > Ontario Canada > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow > > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
