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Re: [OM] my ADITL hopeful

Subject: Re: [OM] my ADITL hopeful
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 04:18:31 +0000
At 18:46 12/18/99 , Dirk Wright wrote:
>Anyone have any suggestions?

Seriously, if you have a light weight collapsible monopod, take it too.  If
not, think about how you might brace things for longer, available light
exposures.  Not having a monopod I try to find trees, fence posts, light
posts, railings, the back of a chair, etc., and gotten decent half-second
exposures that way.  The 50/1.4 isn't nose heavy; that should help.

IMO you're right about the trade between lens speed and a longer focal
length or zoom; it will help focus too.  Go for higher lens speed at night,
do the best you can to compose when shooting and crop a little later if you
need to.  Just watch your DOF and stop down to f/2 or f/2.8 when you can
get away with it.  If you can, try to plan whatever cropping might be
necessary while shooting; it can make the task easier.  There should be
numerous opportunities for night shooting to capture all sorts of
interesting holiday lighting . . . the crowds you mentioned permitting . .
. lots of holiday lighting will make it easier too.

-- John

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