The Wright Brothers Plane at the Smithsonian Air Space Museum - April 1980 - Shot on Film
I apologize for the excessive green here and in the next photo. It had been ages since I checked out the original slides (printed from negatives, cut and mounted as slides) The slides had faded to the point that all I could see was a faded magenta, I couldn't see the other colors.
But what happened was that I had forgotten that the museum had mercury vapor lamps on the inside of the museum for the nighttime. Why that kind of light was chosen I have no idea, unless it was meant to be an energy saver. During the day regular daylight comes through the skylight, which is great if one is there during the daytime and can take photos, But because I had been on assignment during the day, and that I had decided to visit this place at the last minute, I found myself having to deal with extreme color temperature differences.
I shot this (and the other photos) with Eastman Kodak 5247 motion picture stock, rated at ASA 100. I used my trusty Vivitar 400/SL camera, and my Vivitar 28mm lens.
Eastman's motion picture stock has an incredible dynamic exposure and color range, which means it can see every color in the spectrum, even the ones the human eye doesn't always see.
I tried to fix the cyan from the lamps, but I was concerned I was also going to desaturate colors I was hoping to keep. I struggled with Lightroom (and Photoshop Express) and still didn't get what I was looking for. I looked at the slides again. They also showed a hint of cyan (what was left of it on the faded slide), so I decided to run with it.
The Wright Brothers Plane at the Smithsonian Air Space Museum - April 1980 - Shot on Film
I apologize for the excessive green here and in the next photo. It had been ages since I checked out the original slides (printed from negatives, cut and mounted as slides) The slides had faded to the point that all I could see was a faded magenta, I couldn't see the other colors.
But what happened was that I had forgotten that the museum had mercury vapor lamps on the inside of the museum for the nighttime. Why that kind of light was chosen I have no idea, unless it was meant to be an energy saver. During the day regular daylight comes through the skylight, which is great if one is there during the daytime and can take photos, But because I had been on assignment during the day, and that I had decided to visit this place at the last minute, I found myself having to deal with extreme color temperature differences.
I shot this (and the other photos) with Eastman Kodak 5247 motion picture stock, rated at ASA 100. I used my trusty Vivitar 400/SL camera, and my Vivitar 28mm lens.
Eastman's motion picture stock has an incredible dynamic exposure and color range, which means it can see every color in the spectrum, even the ones the human eye doesn't always see.
I tried to fix the cyan from the lamps, but I was concerned I was also going to desaturate colors I was hoping to keep. I struggled with Lightroom (and Photoshop Express) and still didn't get what I was looking for. I looked at the slides again. They also showed a hint of cyan (what was left of it on the faded slide), so I decided to run with it.