Re: [APML] Images from Sunglow

[Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com>]

At 05:56 PM 10/15/2002 -0500, Grant wrote:
>Matt,
>
>Superb work as usual.  

Thanks!

>The seagull and M33 are my favorites.
>
>I noticed your using 400F.  Were you happy with
>its performance?  

I think 400F's red response is not quite as good as its blue and green.
I had to stretch the heck out of those images, then had to soften the grain.
I miss PPF.

>I ask this because I photographed
>M31 (for the first time) using this film.  Overall, I was
>happy with the results.  However, I was disappointed
>by its red response to the small nebulous regions
>scattered throughout.  When comparing your m33 to my
>m31, your emission nebulas turned out much better than mine.
>I also experienced a bit of color shifting between bright and dark
>areas. Bad roll of film maybe?

Were the conditions humid?
I recommend dry air purge -- even for unhypered films -- if the RH is over 60%.

>btw, congrats on your published 4 page article in S&T.  Nice to
>associate all your posts with a face!

Thanks!
--
Matt BenDaniel
matt@starmatt.com
http://starmatt.com


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