First: I think you did pretty well. The only thing striking me is that you could have tried using 1/30 at some shots. You might have done that, I only found data for the first shot. Perhaps even tried 1/15, adding some dynamic ;-) You don't _have_ to wear bunny ears to make blurred pictures you know ;-)
If you have one, it also might be a good idea using a wider lens. With a wider lens, you definitely could have used a slower speed, or perhaps opened up a step. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Fernando Terrazzino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11. april 2006 07:01 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Question for the low light shooters > > Last friday I had the chance to do my first indoor available light > shooting. The small event was not really a happy one, as this was a > farewell lunch for a couple of co-workers that joined the 500 > employees that were laid-off last week by the Co. I work for. > Anyway I tried to capture some shots as a way for them to remember some of > us. > I tried half of the shots without flash. The light was really dim with > light comming from some spotlights. I expected to use ISO 800 but end > up using mostly 1600 (even some 3200). Just want to tell you guys what > I did and collect some valuable tips if possible (all shots with my > *istDS): > > 1) I used an FA35/2 wide open, which turn to be acceptable sharp in > the centre (I mean, given the fact I used it wide open) > 2) Manual mode, spot "metered" the subject, adjusted ISO, autofocus, > switch to manual focus and then burst-shot sets of 3 frames in a row > hoping to use the one in the middle (I don't trust my eyes, the > autofocus didn't hunt that much, I switched to manual focus so the > camera wouldn't try to autofocus between shots) > 3) I shot raw to have more "latitude" in the postprocessing and set > white balance to "tungsten" just to have a reference when processing > the raw files > 4) End-up using mostly ISO 1600 > 5) Processed in Capture One usually "pushing" with the exposure > compensation dial between +0.65 to +1.15 > 6) Adjusted contrast, brightness > 7) Saved as TIFF 16 bits > 8) Used Neat Image (default parametes) to clean up the noise and save as > .jpg > 9) Added some sharpening in PSP > > This is an example shot: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4322083 > > large size: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4322083&size=lg > > Any ideas on how could I improve this next time (hopefully a birthday > lunch not a farewell one...)? > > I liked shooting this way as ppl didn't get disturbed and I could > capture some interesting face expressions that otherwise would've been > impossible to capture. > > At the end, just in case, I got the obligatory posed shots (forgot the > AF360 so didn't turn good) but I'm amazed with the outcome of the > cleaned High ISO. > > Don't mind the composition as I was focused in the technicalities, > hopefully next time I'll be more relaxed ;-) > > The rest of the shots (extra sharpened for the web) are here: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72057594091422991/ >
