Even a little bit of flash at night can be ugly. You get foreground illumination with a black hole behind it. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Some flash. That is, an amount of flash somewhat less than that which > would fully illuminate the scene. Using the existing light and that of > the torches to provide main light and, effectively, fill flash to bring > up some shadows and stop action. Try about -2 for starters. If you can > get it off camera, to spookily illuminate them from below, even more > more trite. 8-) Try about -2 for starters. Chimp like cheeta. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > No flash. Take a spotmeter reading of the street or a walker's neutral > > colored > clothing and go about a half stop under. If possible, you can spotmeter the > torch flame and shoot about three stops under (placing it at zone 8). > > Paul > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >>So on a long summer's evening, when the torchlight procession is under > >>way, and you're lucky enough this year to be outside the wicker man, > >>what kind of exposure do you think is best to catch the firebrands > >>against the evening sky, while still being able to make out details of > >>the snaggle-toothed peasantry in the procession? > >> > >>Or, more plainly put, what's best for photographing torchlit > >>processions? Flash, or no flash? > >> > >>Bob > >> > >> > >>-- > >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>[email protected] > >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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