Durdle Door, Velvia and the RB

Last weekend while visiting Maria's mum in Bournemouth we decided to go for a short jaunt down to Lulworth Cove with the intention of watching the sunset down on the beach where Durdle Door can be found. Durdle Door itself is a giant rocky arch created by the erosion of the sea. It's a very impressive structure that is well worth a visit.

I wasn't overly happy with the digital shots that I managed to get during the sunset, I think due to the fact that the lowest iso available on the D70s being 200, however, when I received the Velvia transparencies from the lab that I had taken with the RB67 I was very happy, especially with the shot shown above. It has made me consider whether I should stop shooting landscapes with the digital altogether and just stick to the RB for things like that, the results I get are just far more satisfying and this is only from scanning the negatives/transparencies. I am going to get the shot above printed nice and big to see what it looks like printed professionally; I am hoping it will look even better than the scan.

I have been told that the reason for the colours seen in the photo is down to the fact that Velvia is optimised for the colour temperature of the midday sun. Since the light at this time is more yellow/orange (tungsten like) the colours have come out with a nice purple/magenta colour cast, which in this case looks very nice. If I wanted to get more 'realistic' colours Fuji 64T slide film has been recommended to me. This film is designed for use under tungsten lighting and will therefore produce more accurate colours.

Here is a link to the gallery on my website with a few other shots from that night.