Ann, I've found it best to select a manual WB. I usually have mine set
to Cloudy or Daylight. Then you just select a more appropriate WB during
PP. Sometimes I shoot something gray in the room (backs of many
keyboards are good) so I can use the LR (ACR) magic eyedropper later.
But if you can count the number of photons bouncing around the room with
the fingers on one hand, it's time to take up a collection for a new
camera body. I'm still waiting for my K-5 ship to come in. In the
meantime, just enjoy the music, maybe take up pencil sketching. Your bad
room experience sure sounds like a worst-case scenario -- sorry to hear it.
-bmw
On 11-05-03 11:11 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
I was shooting 1600 , - RAW of course, istD I always shoot ap
priority :-)
however, 1600 was much too noisy because of the low light. and the
venue was someone's loft.
The biggest problem was that the AWB let me down - and I didn't have a
way to lean on anything...
worse, the camera was noisy... and I had not brought the tripod.
The lighting was from track lights meant to light the artwork in the
loft.
The light was low because they musicians were sweltering and the
windows ahd to stay closed because of the neighborhood.
wasnt fun...
Dom's girlfriend had a flimsy tripod for video shooting... when she
abandoned it I tried to use it...but it didn't help much
anyway - between my instability and the digital noise I couldn't ever
show them to you guys.
ann
Bruce Walker wrote:
Thank you, Ann.
My winning formula in these small, dark music venues:
- fast, short tele prime (eg 50mm 1.4), wide open,
- high ISO (eg 1600 on the K20),
- RAW,
- aperture priority,
- places/things to brace yourself against while shooting (chair arms,
table tops, walls),
- some noise reduction s/w in PP (LR3 is doing it for me now)
- if the brightest light is only on the musicians, use center or spot
metering; otherwise matrix should be fine.
Lastly: worst-case, be prepared to pack it in and just enjoy the
music. :-)
-bmw
On 11-05-02 9:36 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Those work well, Bruce ..
I had a disastrous time trying to shoot my friend Dominic Duval
playing bass with sax player Joe McPhee a few weeks ago... but the
music was great.
ann
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Well done. I like the warm tonality.
Paul
On May 2, 2011, at 5:16 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Shots from a nice Jazz and dinner evening out yesterday. Jim
Finlayson Trio in Toronto.
K20D, DA* 55mm @f:1.4, ISO 1600, 1st 2 at 1/45th; 3rd at 1/60th.
Handheld, no flash.
PP in Lightroom.
http://goo.gl/dl8F2
-bmw
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