On Aug 28, 2010, at 3:44 PM, Derby Chang wrote: > Christine Aguila wrote: >> I'm going to plung into this project for the next year. I want to photograph >> people under the el tracks downtown. >> >> I would like to know how folks might meter for this project. >> >> The 1st 3 photos were taken with the K20D last year, and from the sax player >> on those photos were taken with the K7 this year. All photos were at ISO >> 1600 except the sax player, which was 800. You can see I've some challanges >> with light and shadow. >> >> All 7 photos here are *as shot* except for correction to level allignment >> for the K20D shots. >> >> http://www.caguila.com/caguila/trackstest >> >> Big thanks, Christine >> >> > > Good project idea. I quite like the first two, graphic and understated. > > It's just me, but I wouldn't like it if there was too much fiddling with the > light. Maybe with a short tele, take closer shots that are easier to meter, > while still keeping those noir-ish shadows.
I like the suggestion of using a longer lens and showing less background. In any case, I am certain that this will be a very educational project to embark upon, and I'm very interested to read and see what Christine learns in the process. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- 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.
