On 6/26/2012 3:03 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
Walt, as several people said, - it's a very nice colorful (albeit B&W)
photos!
As for the flash, - if the flash head allows tilt/swivel,
depending on the room, I'd try to bounce the light of the ceiling or
even swivel it 180 degrees (so it would point backward).
Also, I found that in this type of setting, if the flash is capable of
"A" setting, it works better than P-TTL.
(At least with my Metz 58, which, for this reason, I like better than
Pentax AF 540FGZ. I also think that the small forward looking flash on
Metz 58 helps for catch lights when the flash light is bounced of the
wall or the ceiling. That's assuming that it does what I think it does.)
Igor
Thank you, Igor!
I was using the built-in flash on my K20D for those shots.
Unfortunately, I don't have a flash with an A setting -- just one that I
can use manually, which is fine if I have time to make several attempts
to get the shot just right. Unfortunately, with the very uneven lighting
in the bar area, and the nature of the shots I'm trying to take, it's
just not practical.
I have used the fingers of latex gloves to diffuse the on-camera flash
in the past, and it seemed to work pretty well. I just didn't think to
take one to work with me at the time, unfortunately. I may get a real
flash before too long, though. I'll just have to save up my pennies for
a while.
-- Walt
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