[LargeFormat] Going on a cruise - what filters to use?

[john frost]

You may want a yellow/green, or green. some of the coniferous family
have considerable red in the their needles: a red filter will make them
go black in the print. Green will preserve a little detail in the
'forest'.

There are a couple mfr.'s that make spring mount square filter holders
for 3x3 and 4x4 filters. I'll look them up and let you know...

john (:>)

Ole Tjugen wrote:
> 
> Hello friends;
> 
> While I sat peacefully out here on an oilrig, my summer holiday was being
> planned for me without my knowledge...
> 
> It seems that we (Kerstin and myself) will be attending a wedding in northern
> North Norway this August. To get there, we have three alternatives:
> 1) Airplane. Fast, but boring - dull view.
> 2) Car. 2500km each way?
> 3) Boat. The Coastal Steamer leaves Bergen every afternoon, arrives in
> Hammerfest 6 days later. Six days on a cruise ship though some of the best
> landscapes on Earth?
> 
> We'll probably drive one way - which way will depend on the availability of
> boat tickets - and drive the other leg. The car can be brought on the boat for
> a low price.
> 
> Now for the question: As some of you may know, I have no filters at all for LF
> photography; and I know I should have some. What would you recommend? I'll be
> using about two thirds BW and the rest slides. Quite possibly I'll also bring
> some IR film. Lenses are Angulon 90/6.8,Zeiss Planar 135/3.5 (dinged front),
> APO-Lanthar 150/4.5, Xenar 210/4.5, Tele-Xenar 360/5.6 (dinged front).
> Screw-on filters are not an option.
> 
> My immediate thoughts are:
> Nd grad 0.6 hard, 0.9 soft
> Polariser
> Yellow
> Orange
> ND 0.9 (for DOF control)
> Red - possibly dark red (for IR and BW)
> Blue - or maybe orthocromatic film?
> 
> All suggestions welcome...
> 
> Ole Tjugen
> 
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