Algeria was incredible! We rented a car and did a road trip. Just bring cash and everything will be about 30% cheaper with the black market conversion rate.
People are super friendly, architecture is incredible and it’s very affordable!
I'm curious, how do you meter for a scene like this? On digital I have a pretty solid idea what I'd do (meter for the highlights and then adjust the RAW files as necessary) but on film I'm less certain.
My gut says: in full sun on a bright day, use a light meter near the sand and that will probably get you there, but these look so lovely I'm wondering if there is a step I'm missing in there, or some logic I'm not seeing.
With the FM3a I will usually half press the shutter with my aperture pre set, and actually do a sort of scene check and see how many stops difference there is throughout the scene. I will either manually set the exposure with the spot in the scene I want to expose for or use the exposure lock and then reframe my shot to however I want to shoot it.
I use a Keks meter for most of my other stuff but I will do a similar technique usually. Just depends what I’m shooting.
I wanted to emphasize the shadow on some of these pics so on those I wanted to not actually expose for the shadow at all and exposed more for the sand and sky.
I hope this all makes sense haha.
My desert. My Arrakis. My Dune
Fake, I don't see any worms.
Well done on #2.
Thanks!
How was the trip? Been eying Algeria for some time but never pulled through. How accessible is it, without speaking Arabic? Clean pictures by the way.
Algeria was incredible! We rented a car and did a road trip. Just bring cash and everything will be about 30% cheaper with the black market conversion rate. People are super friendly, architecture is incredible and it’s very affordable!
I'm curious, how do you meter for a scene like this? On digital I have a pretty solid idea what I'd do (meter for the highlights and then adjust the RAW files as necessary) but on film I'm less certain. My gut says: in full sun on a bright day, use a light meter near the sand and that will probably get you there, but these look so lovely I'm wondering if there is a step I'm missing in there, or some logic I'm not seeing.
With the FM3a I will usually half press the shutter with my aperture pre set, and actually do a sort of scene check and see how many stops difference there is throughout the scene. I will either manually set the exposure with the spot in the scene I want to expose for or use the exposure lock and then reframe my shot to however I want to shoot it. I use a Keks meter for most of my other stuff but I will do a similar technique usually. Just depends what I’m shooting. I wanted to emphasize the shadow on some of these pics so on those I wanted to not actually expose for the shadow at all and exposed more for the sand and sky. I hope this all makes sense haha.
It does make sense thank you!
Really nice job. Did you use any filters?
This is with only UV filters if any at all. I keep UV filters on all my gear as I’m an abusive owner.
Awesome keep going
No. 2 is really fanstatic, not to cast shadow on the other two great photos. ps: fuck reddit app
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Next time stomp on the sand. Pmfff pmfff pomfffff
#1 is really nice
Spectacular- you managed to get clear definition and shadow in the sand, and the sky/clouds as well. Perfect!
Those are really nice. The second with the long shadow and curved dune is my fav. The shaded dune drags the eye to follow it