> +1 for TAv. I use it quite often with my K20D. I shifted the ISO > ceiling up to 3200 as well. With your K-5 you should set the ceiling > way up at 25K or thereabouts I'd think.
I have come to the conclusion that for most situations TAv is The. Right. Way. To. Do. Auto. Exposure. I can see some reasons for hyperprogam, but in any situation you know what shutter speed and aperture will work for you, and you almost always want "the best sensitivity that will work". I've lost uncounted photos by trying to preserve ISO, and very few because the ISO was too high. I recently posted the shot that I took where TAv gave me 25,600 and it was "a little noisy". > > I'd try a shutter down around 1/2 sec for really long ball trails -- > at least a few attempts anyway. Your timing would have be dead on, and > I'd think that capturing that initial break would be most fun. > > On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Thanks, Paul. >> >> You certainly got great motion in that shot! >> >> I suspect with the new, darker paint in the pool room, shooting in >> aperture >> priority with the same settings (ISO 1600, f/2.8) I'd get pretty close >> to a >> 1/30 shutter speed. >> >> Or, I could just shoot in TAv -- something I never did much of with my >> K20D. >> Pool hall shooting seems like the ideal situation for that shooting >> mode, >> now that I think about it. >> >> -- Walt >> >> >> On 2/13/2013 12:14 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>> >>> Nice shot Walt. You can get good ball motion at 1/30th in most cases. >>> This >>> pic was shot at 1/30th, f3.2, ISO 6400 with the K-5 and DA* 16-50 at >>> 24mm: >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16915275&size=lg >>> >>> On Feb 13, 2013, at 12:26 PM, Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, Bruce. >>>> >>>> I only got a couple of shots and the other was framed completely >>>> differently -- he was at the near-end of the table, obscuring most of >>>> it. >>>> >>>> I'm going to try getting the hang of getting more ball motion. That >>>> occurred to me while I was editing this photo in post. I wonder how >>>> much >>>> lower I'd have to drop the shutter speed to get a good sense of the >>>> motion? >>>> >>>> I can get fairly decent (but inconsistent) results hand-held at 1/30, >>>> but >>>> that's focusing on a relatively static subject. I was surprised at how >>>> difficult it was to shoot the action on a pool table compared to drag >>>> racing. Of course, the shutter speed at a drag race is obviously much, >>>> much >>>> higher. But, still, timing pool shots was much harder than I'd have >>>> expected. >>>> >>>> -- Walt >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2/13/2013 8:21 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>>>> >>>>> That's very good, Walt. I like the unusual framing. >>>>> >>>>> Did you happen to get one with more ball motion in it? That could >>>>> make >>>>> for a really cool shot. You'd have to drop your shutter speed down a >>>>> lot. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 12:59 AM, Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Here's a shot I took a few nights ago of another one of our resident >>>>>> characters at the club where I work. This guy is one of the more >>>>>> cantankerous drunks we have, but once you get a handle on how to >>>>>> deal >>>>>> with >>>>>> him, he's a pretty good guy. Like a lot of the people I deal with, >>>>>> he >>>>>> has >>>>>> phrases that he tends to lean on when he's well into his cups. "Hey! >>>>>> Lemme >>>>>> tell ya somethin'!" "And another thing!" "You talkin' about me?" >>>>>> "Don't >>>>>> start no shit!" >>>>>> >>>>>> He also happens to be a really good pool shot and only seems to get >>>>>> better >>>>>> the drunker he gets. Here he is shooting a game over the weekend: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8469249067/ >>>>>> K-5, FA 50/1.4, f/2.8, 1/60 sec., ISO 1600 >>>>>> >>>>>> I thought it was an interesting shot because he looks a bit like a >>>>>> Dick >>>>>> Tracy character to my eye. >>>>>> >>>>>> Comments and critiques are, as always, eagerly solicited. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- Walt >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>>>> and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -bmw >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- l...@red4est.com via squirrelmail -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
