Adam Orton

Thanks a lot! If weather works out this weekend, I'll post some footage.

So, just to make sure I understand.... Take my incident meter and get a reading from the gravel road with the dome facing the camera... Then underexpose by one stop to push the road into the next darker Zone (IV)? Here's a hypothetical: The film I'm using has a latitude of 4 stops (or so I've been told). If I meter off the road and then the sky with a spot meter, and there's about a 2 stop difference between the both of them, would the sky be clipped out (assuming I'm exposing for the road)? Or does that range mean the sky must be 4 stops brighter (not 2) in order blow out of range? I'll do some tests with the blue filter. Thanks a lot! This is really superb advice!

Check out this picture: http://www.esnips.com/doc/eef449a9-723f-47...09297197d/road1 The picture was taken with a digital camera then tweaked in photoshop to get the look I would like to achieve when it's shot on film. I want the road approximately that level of gray, and I like that stark, contrasted look between the sky and the road. I want the sky blown out. Here's I'll be working with: Kodak Plus-X Reversal 100 ASA Overcast Day A dirt road that's slightly darker and browner than sand How should I meter the road? What should I tweak after getting a reading? Would a red filter give me this kind of contrast? Let me know if I'm not providing enough information or if my question is just downright silly :-) All I need are approximations to check my guesses. Adam