On Jul 11, 2011, at 2:00 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > Hi All, > > > During the weekend of July 4th, I was at a big annual dance event:
I wish I could have gone. I don't suppose I'll see you next weekend at DHB? > Austin Blues Party. While shooting dancers, I played with an > interesting effect of combining the ambient light with the flash. > > I found that with the K7, the optimum way to do that was to > set the exposure at ~ -1 - -1.8 step in "M" mode - per the built in > exponometer, set in the center-weighted mode. (about 0.3 - 0.4 sec, > f/4.0 - 5.0, ISO 400-800.) > The flash (Metz 58) was set to "A" setting. Interesting, let the flash set the exposure. I've always done it PTTL. > > I discussed some earlier attempts: > http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2011-June/007437.html > but this time I had a chance to play more. Plus the lights around were > more interesting (variety of lights), but more challenging (a lot of > background lights - that sometimes would show "through" the moving > person: http://42graphy.org/swing/abp-2011/selected/_IR31411.html ). That's a great shot of Dave. If you don't have his email, mind if I send him the link? > > Basically, I was trying to achieve two goals: > 1. Combine a nice clear photo of the dancers (Without High-ISO-related > artifacts) with the nice "moody" ambience. > (We've been discussing this with Larry a few times.) > Larry, you may want to try this, if you like it. This is exactly why I carry a gel holder loaded with a CTO gel in my camera bag. I'm impressed that your backgrounds don't all look straw colored. > > 2. In some cases catch the added motion blur (as a shadow-tail) > The trailing curtain sync was working slightly better for this (and > probably even for the first) purpose. > > > Here are some interesting results: > http://42graphy.org/swing/abp-2011/selected/_IR31107.html The very red light on the dancers in the background worked to good effect. > http://42graphy.org/swing/abp-2011/selected/_IR31096.html This one doesn't work for me as well. > http://42graphy.org/swing/abp-2011/selected/_IR31133.html Ghosts at ABP! > http://42graphy.org/swing/abp-2011/selected/_IR31408.html I've had a crush on Whitton since I met her in a tango class, right after she graduated high school. I've got a soft spot in my hormones for ginger lasses who can dance. > > For comparison: > This shot was taken with the exposure settings just about 0.5 step > under, hence a more pronounced blur and the red cast that I slightly > shifted toward orange, to have more natural skin color. > (Larry, - this is done with the HSL slider in LR) Did you miss a link or is the above and below about the same photo? > > And one of the most interesting shots (although the blur effect discussed > above shows only in the background): > http://42graphy.org/swing/abp-2011/selected/_IR31169.html I'd do the color balance by trying white points on the black, on metal or the white. > > > Let me know what you think (and don't hesitate to provide constructive > criticism): what works and what doesn't quite work for you. > I am still "on the fence" with some of the shots myself. You've got some fun shots there. Mind if I post a link the index on facebook so friends who were there can see it? > > > Igor > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
