Reproduction of Colors in Outdoor Scenes

Available spectrophotometric and colorimetric data on the colors of skin, hair, grass, foliage, sky, and earth are summarized. Typical reproductions of such colors in Kodachrome and some professional 35 mm motion-picture release prints have been measured and are shown. The results of some judgments for color quality are compared on the basis of these measurements. The results are also compared with previous measurements made on color reproductions in reflection prints. In the case of the reproduction of human skin, the preference seems to be for exact color reproduction in transparencies, although the fact, previously reported, that this is not so in the case of reflection prints, is confirmed by new data. The tolerance for color reproduction is much greater for transparencies than for reflection prints.