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Subject: RE: [OM] Lighting close up photos - Zuikoholism
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 17:48:59 -0700
>
>One last thing, after several failed attempts to get a properly exposed
>night time shot of the moon,  I finally succeeded the other day by using
>the Looney 11 rule on the OM1n.  Previous attempts with Pentax MZ-50,
>OM1n, spot meter on OM4 and processing by Pro-Lab failed usually
>resulting in a burnt out white disc.   On this last attempt, I used a
>300 f4.5 tripod mounted on an OM1 with 100 speed print film loaded,
>shutter on 1/125th, aperture on f11 with a double exposure of the moon
>(one in each upper corner).  I did a third exposure on the same frame of
>my son sleeping on a black bean bag.

>
>Regards
>S.C.
>
I was surprised to learn a few years ago that the "sunny 16" rule works for
lunar photography. It makes sense because it is essentially the same
distance from the sun. It is definitely easier to use than metering.


Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
mailto:wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx





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