Just wondering what colour gel I would use on my flash to compensate for hell-fire. Looks like flame is about 1700K, so I guess a couple of CTO should do it. I'll find out soon enough.
On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Gerrit Visser <[email protected]> wrote: > Just bring your flash, it will light the way down. > > Gerrit > > -----Original Message----- > From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] 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 <[email protected]> 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 >>> <[email protected]> >>> 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 >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> 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 >>>>> [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. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
