Thank you, Larry.
The main reason for ISO 800 at 1/1600 was the fact that my flash had
started triggering on a couple of shots before that, so rather than
manually shut it down, I just bumped up the ISO to minimize the
necessity for it, but still have it pop up just in case it was necessary
for the shot. I only had the batteries that were in the camera as I
went to the festival with the goal of simply taking a few interesting
shots. But, a few minutes before that, it turned into a paid gig (my
first, actually). Seems the woman who was responsible for taking the
pictures for the awards ceremony ended up breaking her camera somehow,
and needed someone to step in. I just happened to be strolling by in
her moment of desperation. So, essentially, I bumped up the ISO to save
on flash usage to make sure I didn't run out of battery before the
awards ceremony was over.
The smoothing of the shirt was kind of a happy accident when I ran Noise
Ninja in auto-profile. Somehow, after I converted to b/w, it took the
texture of the shirt as noise, but left the skin untouched. I was
actually delighted when I saw what it had done. I think it would have
ruined just about any other shot, but on that one, I just liked the
contrast.
All-in-all, it was a serendipitous day for me. I'm also locked in to
take photos for next year's festival. And, given that it's the biggest
annual event in town, I think it could turn out to be great for
potential business. The woman also happens to be politically connected,
so there could be even more opportunities if she likes the work I've
done -- which I'll be dropping off to her on a DVD tomorrow.
Thanks again for the kind words. Sorry to be so long-winded in response
-- but, it's kind of a big deal for me. :-)
Best,
Walt
On 9/27/2010 12:13 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Sep 26, 2010, at 8:54 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote:
Another shot captured at the local BBQ festival - this one of a gentleman
enjoying the show being put on by a local bluegrass-fusion band called Bawn in
the Mash.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5028669904/#/
Love that shot, great tonality.
K-x, DAL 18-55mm, f/4, AE, ISO 800, 1/1600 sec.
As always, comments, critiques, and manufacturer's coupons accepted.
I'm curious, why ISO 800 and 1/1600 rather than ISO 200 and 1/400? I'd expect
that 1/400 would pretty much freeze most dancers.
The processing is also rather interesting. The shirt seems very much smoothed
out, but the skin tones seems almost like they were sandwiched with a negative
of shots of sand or something.
Thanks,
Walt
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