I just saw that on The Brawley FB page that all 74 were uploaded. Not quite sure how you selected the ones you showed on PDML, difficult choices!
You really captured the flavour/feel of the place. Enough to make me want to go there, soon :-) Gerrit -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 9:29 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO The Brawley Thank you indeed, Ann! :-) I appreciate the sympathy too. I'm a little uneasy about going down this rabbit hole, but it's been really stimulating so far. On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 11:24 PM, Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > I've had company for a few days - but you can thank me too, now :-) > > Bruce, excellent job! > Your career as an "events' photographer is on its way! > (you have my sympathy :-) ) > > ann > > > On 6/13/2013 16:41, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Thank you Dan, Darren, Ken, Marco, Brian and Steve! And thanks also >> to everyone else who had a look. >> >> On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 8:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola >> <danmaty...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Whoa! Very nicely done there, Bruce. >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 8:18 PM, Bruce Walker >>> <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> So I landed a paying gig last weekend. I was to document the >>>> opening of a new club: show off the facilities, catch the opening >>>> night band, dancing, drinking, and try to snap some of the staff >>>> too. Here's a small set of 12 of the more interesting shots (of the >>>> 74 finals delivered to The Brawley brass): >>>> >>>> http://flic.kr/s/aHsjG1qjie The Brawley Opening >>>> >>>> All taken with my K20D, DA* 55, DA* 16-50 & DA* 50-135. >>>> >>>> The first three staff shots (wait, bar, kitchen) were lit with a >>>> used >>>> $30 AF200T in an 18" softbox on a monopod, gelled 1/2 CTO, and >>>> wielded by my able assistant (my wife). I precomputed the flash >>>> exposure assuming a fixed rough distance to the subjects, then set >>>> the shutter to let in ambient room light about two stops below the >>>> key. When WB adjusted for the orange gel, the background goes a >>>> blue tint to give it that cool look. >>>> >>>> The west wing and patio shots are HDR, as you've likely guessed -- >>>> apologies in advance. I used Nik HDR Pro and it's pretty good, but >>>> I'm not really an HDR kinda guy. I just figured these facilities >>>> shots would benefit from that Marketing Imperative where Over The >>>> Top just isn't good enough. :-) >>>> >>>> Most of the dark club dancing and band shots were taken at ISO 3200. >>>> In the past I dismissed that as useless on the K20D but they clean >>>> up nicely with Nik Dfine, so I'm coming to rely on it now. (It even >>>> removes colour banding well so I'm going to go back and revisit >>>> some of my "lost" K100Ds shots.) >>>> >>>> >>>> Comments welcome, as always. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -bmw >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>> and follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and follow the directions. >> >> >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
