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In the shots of birds in which the re was sky in the 
background I tried to compensate by taking a reading 
from a ^ bit of surrounding foliage which seemed to be 
receiving about the same amount of light as that to 
be in the picture. 
The reddishness in any of the fish pictures to my mind 
positively identifies them as ones taken in the late 
evening as so many of them were. It was quite evident 
in the Kodachrome you sent me of the Golden Grouper and 
I know that all shots of the two we photographed were 
taken in the last rays of sunshine of the afternoon. 
I used an eight exposure roll of Dufay color film in 
my Korrelle-Reflex a couple of weekends ago and had 
very good luck as far as composition and exposure were 
concerned but it is very evident that the remaining 
50$ of silver in this film keeps it from repoducing the 
brill iancy of colors that can be had in the" Kodachrome . 
If only Eastman would put the larger and more use full 
120 size in Kodachrome on the market I think it would 
be .well received by the general public , for it is very 
evident that Dufay is being well received by the amateur 
snapshooters out here in So. calif, at least . 
It is interesting to me to hear that you can get prints 
made from the Koadachormes in black and white but I admit 
I dont understand how you can make a positive print from 
a positive transparency. What makes" me a 1 ittle disgusted 
is that I cannot take time to look up the information on 
it. Having been on the PORTLAND since this forenoon- — 
its now 10 : 00 PM — I need to clean up and get a little sleep 
before they wake us up at 4; 30 tomorrow morning to get an 
early start on our own firing before some of us go to the 
other ship to observe her firing runs , 
I agree with your observat ion that normal exposure is most 
useful on the Kodachrome with the exception of a distant 
view and especially over water, anyway I went by that 
general rule throughout the cruise and you have indicated 
that the results were fairly good . 
Sivak and Mr. Dunlap asked me to return your greeting. 
I will write again just as soon as anything develops of 
imoortance, meanwhile - The best of luck 
Sincerely 
