Fujichrome Velvia
by Bo Stahlbrandt

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There is a whole bunch of stuff that I like with Velvia and they outnumber the negative part. This is actually the best slide film I have ever used. Some of the stuff I like with Velvia:

An old tree at the Fürstenberg Mausoleum in Neudingen, Germany. July 1999. Nikon F5, Nikkor AF 20mm/2,8D. This may be an example of Velvia misbehaving. This image has been modified in Photoshop to be somewhat decent (it still isn't). Looks like it would be completely overexposed.

1. Grainless. At 2700 dpi scans it's still marvelous and no grains to be seen.

2. Color. The color is vivid without being unreal. Ok, a whole bunch of people have been complaining about "Micky Mouse colors" using it, i.e. unreal colors, but I don't think the colors are unreal, just very vivid.

3. Shining surfaces. All motives I have taken where there's a shiny surface, such as equipment, gold or silver, have turned out very well. To get a feel of this, check out the altar picture at the top of this page.