Friday, a week ago, a childhood friend of mine died unexpectedly, and
his memorial service was today. I don't know if Rob (his older
brother and my best friend from the ages of 4 until about 19) just
guessed that my K-x was in my fanny pack, or if he just knew me well
enough to know that I'd have camera gear with me. Quite likely the
latter because I have no idea of how many hours that he and I spent in
my darkroom as teenagers.
Shortly after I got there, Rob asked if I had my camera, and I said
yes, when I asked if he wanted me to get photos, he said he did. I
went back to the car, grabbed my big bag with my K20, FA77 etc. I
ended up shooting, hand held, ISO 200 f/1.8 at 1/15 second. I figured
that people talking at a podium wouldn't be moving that much. In
retrospect, I should have pushed it to at least 400, because it turns
out that what they do move, is their face, which is the one thing that
really needs to be sharp.
I mostly used the K-x for video, and wish that I had pulled out the
monopod. I probably ought to have chimped my shots more, looking at
more than just the histogram. Despite my errors, I did manage to get
some usable shots, and I learned a little more about photographing
people speaking at a podium.
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Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est
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