At 02:23 10.4.2002 -0500, Bolo wrote:
>I don't have a spotmeter, so perhaps the simple answer to this is
>"wait until you have a spotmeter", but ... What did you meter and
>what did you try to achieve with the metering?
>
>Off-hand guesses are going for shadow detail in the shore on the
>right si
Bolo wrote:
> I don't have a spotmeter, so perhaps the simple answer to this is
> "wait until you have a spotmeter", but ... What did you meter and
> what did you try to achieve with the metering?
Spot metering is all about setting your exposure to optimise the
contrast range, and it requires
David Mann wrote:
> Luckily it wasn't raining at the shore so I grabbed the Pentax 6x7,
> 45mm f/4 and spot meter in a mad hurry, and as the minutes went on I
I don't have a spotmeter, so perhaps the simple answer to this is
"wait until you have a spotmeter", but ... What did you meter and
w
Bob Rapp wrote:
> I have never been to the North Island as I am afraid that the
> cable
> securing it to the South Island will snap!
I wish it would ;)
BTW this is Rotoroa (South Island), not to be confused with Rotorua
in the North Island.
Cheers,
- Dave
http://www.digistar.com/
Fred wrote:
> Very nice, David, and very interesting, too - I am not used to
> seeing such ~low~ rainbows, where the top of the arch seems so close
> to the "ground" (the water, in this case).
I'd never seen it before that day. It appeared at about 2pm and the
time of year was just right that
David,
The rainbow shots are very good. Again, like one other commenter, I have not
seen such a low rainbow. I particularly like the shots of the 'end of the
rainbow' - did you find anything there?
Was it you that said that you would be spending some time in the UK ? If it
was, then I wou
Hi, Dave.
Great photos and a beautifull place
Congratulations
AG
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Hi Fred,
Low rainbows happen midday, and are kind of rare. The opposite is
a rainbow with the ends above the ground, which happens when the
sun is just below the horizon.
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
Fred wrote:
> Very nice, David, and very interesting, too - I am not used to
> seeing
> At one stage I looked up from my book and right in front of me was
> an amazing rainbow; the sun was just high enough that the top of
> the main rainbow was skimming across the lake surface, with a
> dimmer secondary rainbow visible above it.
Very nice, David, and very interesting, too - I am n
Very good, David!
I have never been to the North Island as I am afraid that the cable
securing it to the South Island will snap!
Bob
- Original Message -
From: "David A. Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 9:06 PM
Hi all,
On Easter Sunday I was at the edge of Lake Rotoroa (here in NZ)
reading a book in the car, sheltering from both the rain and the
sandflies.
At one stage I looked up from my book and right in front of me was
an amazing rainbow; the sun was just high enough that the top of the
main r
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