As the semi-washed-out-shadow is actually lit by one flash, and the rest of the wall by two flashes, the shadow is still one stop (= half the amount of light) darker than the wall (not taking into account ambient light).
Groeten, Vic Jack Davis wrote: > Only for the sake of discussion (actually I can't discuss the question, > only raise it), why don't two lights (540 flash units for example) wash > out or cancel each other's shadows? > Example: one flash on either side on a plane with the camera, lighting > a common subject. > Must assume perfection in placement with respect to all distances and > angles even though it's not a requirement. Offered to avoid the issue > being raised. > I've known for sometime that the 'wash out' doesn't happen, but the > only answer I've ever gotten; "they just don't". > > Jack > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
