Exposing for sun solarization

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From: Steve Shapiro (sgshiya@redshift.com)
Date: 08/06/00-10:54:01 PM Z


From: "Sandy King" sun solarization

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> How does the change of density take place? Is it instant or does the
> solarization take place in stages?
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> Sandy King
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> >Yes.
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> >I photographed with Bergger into the sun using Ansel's methods and it
works
> >with Bergger.
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> >Steve Shapiro

I don't understand what you mean by stages; but after discussing this with
Ansel, I determined the exposure necessare was three times the 'normal'
reflective light meter reading.

I seem to remember it was a question of exposure, overexposure and reversal
of the overexposure by solarization.

My tests -- since 1968, so this is as good as it gets -- proved the lesser
the over exposure produced crummy negatives. I guess you could say, partial
solarization.

Now, I could probably save those with development by inspection, which I
didn't do then.

Now that you ask, if I understand what you mean by stages; please understand
this is a difference between 1/125th of a second and simply shooting off the
Packard shutter as fast as the 'pin set' with give it. Usually that's 3
times or 1/25th.

If this seems vague and approximate, it is.

:) Steve Shapiro, Carmel, CA


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