I photographed this bull moose in Grand Teton National Park in the 90's. It was right next to the road, and when I got out of the vehicle to get up my tripod and medium format film camera, the Mamiya RZ 67, I was a bit nervous. So, I stayed just a few feet from the car in case I needed protection due to an aggressive move from the moose. In those days, I determined exposure by a handheld Sekonic light meter (L-558). This meant it took me time to take the reading, set the camera, manually focus, and then wait for a nice pose. I scanned this transparency with an Imacon scanner, and in Adobe Camera Raw I tried to open up the shadows on the underside of the animal. What I found interesting was that there was virtually no detail in the original scan. The incredible advantage of RAW files over film is that the information contained within the files in both the highlights and the shadows is lightyears ahead of film. My settings were unrecorded, but they were probably 1/250, f/8, and I used Fujichrome Provia 100 slide film.
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