Thanks Tim, I thought I was pushing my luck with 1/45... Now that you mention it would be a good idea to get a larger memory card and experiment a little more next time. I'll give it a try, if I can gain an extra stop with that and avoid ISO1600 that would justify the cost...
I thought about the wider lens, maybe an FA20/2.8 (don't have one, just thinking ;o) ), I don't know about the wide sigmas 'cuz I didn't heard good comments of them when used wideopen. That also presents another challenge, right? I mean I'll cover a wider space but still have to work with a narrow depth of field; although it could've been good for this situation where ppl were sitting "in line". Thanks again for the ideas On 4/11/06, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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/ > > > > > > >
