On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > As I mentioned in another post, I was designated photog at a family > gathering yesterday which took place at the Dupage Inn in Downers Grove, > Ill. As soon as this sweet couple walked in, I couldn't take my eyes off of > them. My husband has affectionately named pic 1 Dupage Inn Gothic, which is > our favorite of the 2. I posted pic 2 for a broader view. The DA f4 > 16-45mm & 360 Pentax flash did pretty well yesterday. Yesterday was mostly > low-light auto focusing, which was a challenge at times,, but I've pruned > the pics & pitched about 30 & have about 100 pics. All were converted to > bw. In some pics the flash is a bit too hot, but converting to bw did help > minimize this a bit. It was really tough to get non-distracting > backgrounds. There were big screen tvs everywhere etc etc. I even had to > crop a vacuum cleaner out of one pic. Anyway . . . > > Pic 1 > http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/Dupage%20Inn%20Gothic/content/Rons_Memorial_Service_48_large.html > > > Pic 2 > http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/Dupage%20Inn%20Gothic/content/Rons_Memorial_Service_49_large.html
I like #1. Much more intimate. The light's harsh, but it works here. Very good shot! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
