California's Route 66
05 06 07 February 2016
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06 February 2016, Saturday
Cadillac with Yellow Eyes, Route 66, 7:19 A.M. 1987 Zeiss Sonnar T✻ 150mm f/4 CF with B60 Hasselblad CR 1,5 warming filter, 3.5 meters focus distance, 1992 Hasselblad 503 CX with 1985 PME metered prism reading EV 10/11, Fuji Velvia in 1996 Hasselblad E24 magazine, 1/8 second at f/13. More technical details. bigger.
LaSalle, Route 66, 7:25 A.M. 1987 Zeiss Sonnar T✻ 150mm f/4 CF with B60 Hasselblad CR 1,5 warming filter, 9.1 feet focus distance, 1992 Hasselblad 503 CX with 1985 PME metered prism reading EV 13, Fuji Velvia in 1996 Hasselblad E24 magazine, f/22 at 1/30. More technical details. bigger.
Weathered Wagon Wheel, Route 66, 7:34 A.M. 1987 Zeiss Sonnar T✻ 150mm f/4 CF with no filter, 3.5 meter focus distance, 1992 Hasselblad 503 CX with 1985 PME metered prism which read EV 13, Kodak T-Max 100 in 1993 A12 magazine, f/16 at 1/30. More technical details. bigger.
I used no filter because everything was the same color, and if anything I wanted the shadows, lit by the blue sky, to come up a bit.
Weathered Wood Door and Window, Daggett, Route 66, 9:32 A.M. 1987 Zeiss Sonnar T✻ 150mm f/4 CF with Heliopan B60 Yellow filter, 1992 Hasselblad 503 CX with 1985 PME metered prism which read EV 14, Kodak T-Max 100 in 1993 A12 magazine, f/8 at 1/250. More technical details. bigger.
Route 66 Desert Market, Daggett, 9:36 A.M. 1989 Hasselblad 903 SWC with Hasselblad B60 CR 1,5 warming filter, 15 feet focus distance, Fuji Velvia in 1996 Hasselblad E24 magazine, Gossen Luna Pro SBC read EV 13 at ISO 40, f/11 at 1/60. More technical details. bigger.
Cyan Sidewalk, Route 66, Daggett, 9:46 A.M. 1993 Zeiss Planar T✻ 80mm f/2.8 CF, no filter because I wanted a clean, cool cyan, 1992 Hasselblad 503 CX with 1985 PME metered prism, Fuji Velvia in 1996 Hasselblad E24 magazine, f/22 at 1/30. More technical details. bigger.
Stone Heart Around Grave, Daggett, 10:37 A.M. 1989 Hasselblad 903 SWC, no filter, 1.2 meter focus distance, Kodak T-Max 100 in 1993 A12 magazine, f/22 at 1/30. More technical details. bigger.
I wanted light in the shadows and there was no sky in the picture, so I used no filter. This makes blues — or shadows which are also blue – get a bit lighter than they seem to our eyes.
Motel Henning, Route 66, 11:55 A.M.1993 Zeiss Planar T✻ 80mm f/2.8 CF with B+W B60 Deep Red 091 (29) filter, 11½ foot focus distance,1992 Hasselblad 503 CX with 1985 PME metered prism reading EV 9 when set to ASA 25 and f/2.4 to approximate EI 20 with an f/2.8 lens, Kodak T-Max 100 in 1993 A12 magazine, f/16 at 1/2 second. More technical details. bigger.
I wanted a nearly black sky, so I used the extra Deep Red 091 (29) filter. I stopped short of adding a polarizer as that would be too much.
Inside the Bagdad Cafe, Route 66, 12:04 P.M. 1989 Hasselblad 903 SWC, no filter, 12 foot focus distance, Kodak T-Max 100 in 1993 A12 magazine, Gossen Luna Pro SBC read EV 8, f/16 at one second. More technical details. bigger.
Buffalo Burger, Route 66, 12:11 P.M. 1989 Hasselblad 903 SWC, no filter, 7 foot focus distance , Kodak T-Max 100 in 1993 A12 magazine, Gossen Luna Pro SBC read EV 12, I needed from 6 to 10 feet with optimum sharpness which lead to selecting f/11. Selecting f/11 and EV 12 solved and set for 1/30 exposure time on the SWC's analog computer. More technical details. bigger.
Two Volcanic Rocks, Pisgah Crater, Route 66, 1:00 P.M.1993 Zeiss Planar T✻ 80mm f/2.8 CF, no filter (to keep detail in the shadows), 8 foot focus distance,1992 Hasselblad 503 CX with 1985 PME metered prism reading EV 12, Kodak T-Max 100 in 1993 A12 magazine, f/22 at 1/8. More technical details. bigger.
Laugh all you want, but it takes a long time to position my camera to put the rocks in my frame with this relationship between the two or three of them and the edges of my frame.
Shadows of Two Old Men From the Past at an Abandoned Filling Station, Route 66, 3:02 P.M. 1989 Hasselblad 903 SWC, Hoya B60 Orange filter, 20 foot focus distance , Kodak T-Max 100 in 1993 A12 magazine, Gossen Luna Pro SBC read EV 13 at EI 64 through-the-filter, f/16 at 1/30. More technical details. bigger.
Old Window, Route 66, 3:57 P.M. 1987 Zeiss Sonnar T✻ 150mm f/4 CF with Heliopan B60 Yellow filter, 5 meter focus distance, 1992 Hasselblad 503 CX with 1985 PME metered prism which read EV 14/15, Kodak T-Max 100 in 1993 A12 magazine, f/9.5 at 1/250. More technical details. bigger.
Two Wheels on an Old Abandoned Trailer, Route 66, 4:00 P.M. 1987 Zeiss Sonnar T✻ 150mm f/4 CF with Heliopan B60 Yellow filter, 1992 Hasselblad 503 CX with 1985 PME metered prism, Kodak T-Max 100 in 1993 A12 magazine, f/9.5 at 1/125. More technical details. bigger.
Slag Mountain, Route 66, 4:05 P.M. 1987 Zeiss Sonnar T✻ 150mm f/4 CF with Heliopan B60 Yellow filter, 10 meter focus distance, 1992 Hasselblad 503 CX with 1985 PME metered prism, Kodak T-Max 100 in 1993 A12 magazine, f/16 at 1/30. More technical details. bigger.
Old Orange and White Truck, Route 66, 4:14 P.M. 1987 Zeiss Sonnar T✻ 150mm f/4 CF with Hasselblad B60 CR 1,5 warming filter, 3 meters focus distance, 1992 Hasselblad 503 CX with 1985 PME metered prism reading EV 13/14, Fuji Velvia in 1996 Hasselblad E24 magazine, f/19 at 1/30. Gossen Luna Pro SBC says EV 13 incident at ASA 40. More technical details. bigger.
Decaying Truck Tire and Wheel, Route 66, 4:21 P.M. 1987 Zeiss Sonnar T✻ 150mm f/4 CF with B60 Hasselblad CR 1,5 warming filter, 3.4 meters focus distance, 1992 Hasselblad 503 CX with 1985 PME metered prism reading EV 12/13, Fuji Velvia in 1996 Hasselblad E24 magazine, f/13 at 1/30. More technical details. bigger.
Old Orange Truck with Hood Up, Route 66, 4:36 P.M. 1989 Hasselblad 903 SWC with Hasselblad B60 CR 1,5 warming filter, 4.2 foot focus distance (I needed the range from 3 to 9 feet rendered with optimum sharpness), Fuji Velvia in 1996 Hasselblad E24 magazine, Gossen Luna Pro SBC reads EV 11/12 at ISO 40, f/19 at 1/8. More technical details, including the viewfinder view through the SWC! bigger.
Old Gas Station at Sunset, Route 66, 5:00 P.M. 1989 Hasselblad 903 SWC with Hasselblad B60 CR 1,5 warming filter, 60 foot focus distance, Fuji Velvia in 1996 Hasselblad E24 magazine, Gossen Luna Pro SBC reads EV 10 at ISO 40, f/8 at 1/15. More technical details. bigger.
Gas Station Doors at Sunset, Route 66, 5:06 P.M. 1987 Zeiss Sonnar T✻ 150mm f/4 CF with B60 Hasselblad CR 1,5 warming filter, 10 meters focus distance, 1992 Hasselblad 503 CX with 1985 PME metered prism reading EV 10, Fuji Velvia in 1996 Hasselblad E24 magazine, f/11 at 1/8. More technical details. bigger.
I bracketed this a stop over and a stop under, but my first shot here was right-on. Bracketing is for the weak.
Big Pile of Tires in a Small Room, Route 66, 5:23 P.M. 1989 Hasselblad 903 SWC, no filter, 6 foot focus distance , Kodak T-Max 100 in 1993 A12 magazine, f/16 for one minute. More technical details. bigger.
My Gossen Luna Pro SBC read EV 3 at EI 100, and I wanted f/16 for optimum sharpness throughout the room.
EV 3 is 30 seconds at f/16. TMAX 100's reciprocity failure tells us to use one minute if the meter reads 30 seconds, so voilà, one minute at f/16.
Amboy Post Office at Dusk, Route 66, 5:48 P.M. 1993 Zeiss Planar T✻ 80mm f/2.8 CF with Hasselblad B60 CR 1,5 warming filter, 200 foot focus distance, 1992 Hasselblad 503 CX with 1985 PME metered prism, Fuji Velvia in 1996 Hasselblad E24 magazine, f/8 at 2½ minutes. More technical details. bigger.
My Gossen Luna Pro SBC read EV 0 at ISO 40. I needed f/8 to get the best sharpness and depth of field. At f/8, EV 0 needs 1 minute of exposure time.
My reciprocity calculations (actually a sticker I put on my meter) tell me to use 2½ minutes to get the right exposure on film for 1 minute as read on the meter, so I used f/8 at 2½ minutes.
This is easy to do if the light is constant, but it changes rapidly as day turns to night. Over the course of this exposure the measured light level changed by a stop or two! In these cases, it's all art and intuition. I tend to keep measuring the light as the exposure continues, and usually add time to taste, expecting that I have to get most of my exposure on film at the beginning of the exposure, while the darker end of the exposure tends to pick up other subtleties.
Roy's Sign by Starlight, Route 66, 5:22 ~ 5:55 P.M. 1993 Zeiss Planar T✻ 80mm f/2.8 CF with Hasselblad B60 CR 1,5 warming filter, 50 foot focus distance, 1992 Hasselblad 503 CX with 1985 PME metered prism, Fuji Velvia in 1996 Hasselblad E24 magazine, f/5.6 at 3 minutes and 33 seconds. bigger.
My Gossen Luna Pro SBC read EV -1 at ISO 40 at the beginning of the exposure. I chose f/5.6 to get the lack of vignetting I wanted, and EV -1 at f/5.6 needs 1 minute on the meter.
My reciprocity calculations tell me to use 2½ minutes to get the right exposure on film for 1 minute as read on the meter, so I used f/5.6 and started my exposure. As the exposure continued the light dropped to EV -2, so I sat around for a total of 3½ minutes.
The streaks in the sky are star trails.
From here we headed to Peggy Sue's for dinner, a photo of which you can see at technical details.
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