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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Cotty
> Sent: 07 May 2007 21:23
> To: pentax list
> Subject: Re: Summer is icumin in
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> On 7/5/07, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
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> >Or, more plainly put, what's best for photographing
On 7/5/07, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Or, more plainly put, what's best for photographing torchlit
>processions? Flash, or no flash?
Depends on how much ambient light. We get long twilights, so flash will
be good if there's plenty of ambient light. Less so the darker it gets.
One proble
Even a little bit of flash at night can be ugly. You get foreground
illumination with a black hole behind it.
Paul
-- Original message --
From: mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Some flash. That is, an amount of flash somewhat less than that which
> would fully i
Some flash. That is, an amount of flash somewhat less than that which
would fully illuminate the scene. Using the existing light and that of
the torches to provide main light and, effectively, fill flash to bring
up some shadows and stop action. Try about -2 for starters. If you can
get it
No flash. Take a spotmeter reading of the street or a walker's neutral colored
clothing and go about a half stop under. If possible, you can spotmeter the
torch flame and shoot about three stops under (placing it at zone 8).
Paul
-- Original message --
From: "Bob
So on a long summer's evening, when the torchlight procession is under
way, and you're lucky enough this year to be outside the wicker man,
what kind of exposure do you think is best to catch the firebrands
against the evening sky, while still being able to make out details of
the snaggle-toothed p
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