Canyon Shadows

Thank you, I appeciate your comments!

These shadows are pretty harsh, and the tonal range is quite wide -- a pretty difficult challenge for Velvia.

I'd agree with Velvis 50, but with the 100 it seems to have more flexability! Thank for the comment!

In my experience the limited latitude is characteristic of all of the Velvia films.  Astia, on the other hand, has a wider latitude, although the colors are not as saturated.  For a situation like you had, I would have recommended a color negative film -- their exposure latitude is much great than that of transparencies.  I seldom use color negative film because I haven't found a cheap way to get a proof sheet to know which frames I should scan and which frames I should just throw away.  When I did use color negative, I loved Kodak Portra and did not like Kodak Ektar (which people seem to either love or hate).

I also like portra 160 both VC and NC, as well as the old agfa vista 200 films. I'm started to proceed into the stage of my life where I can't get out and do as much photograph as I used to, but I still love every minute of it!

Gary, same here.  I had to trade my Pentax 67 for a 645 just because of the weight.  Nevertheless, photography keeps me going -- I simply love the process and the connection it helps me to make with landscapes.

Thank you for taking your time and writting a critques!