This is digital, below, in a similar vein - the walls are actually much whiter than in the image, but then if reproduced that way, they just fade out into nothingness that defeats the purpose of the sense of enclosure. With film, I never gave a thought to any of the 'Zone' stuff at all: I simple exposed for the shadows and processed using D76 1+1 at a standard (my own findings) temp and time. It always seemed to be just great. Obviously, transparencies were the reverse: incident light reading for the important highlights. And that was where the reading skill lay.
There are also several David Hamilton images in this genre - probably shot at his home in Ramatuelle, in southern France. Surprisingly (when one thinks of his reputation), he has also done rather good shots of Venice, too. I guess the truth is that when you are a gifted artist, you can pretty much turn your hand to most things, and it's only personal predilection that takes you in one direction more than in others.
Rob C
