If the colors are 'rich and vibrant', you may actually have a properly
exposed picture. If your granddaughter has very fair skin, that may make the
shot seem 'too light'. If they're prints you can have a lab print them darker
to see how you like that. If you used a 35 or 50mm lens, try a 85 or 100mm
next time. That'll put more distance between the flash and the subject, and
may eliminate a 'hot spot'.
You could also increase the room lighting to make a less- intensive use of
the flash. TTL will compensate by giving you a shorter flash duration.
George S.
> The photos are nice and appear properly lighted except they are as though
> the room was very bightly lighted. Colors are rich and vibrant, not washed
> out. I may be reacting to "flash" lighting since most of what I shoot is
> available light. I just wondered if increasing the asa to 320 would cause
> a reduction of illumination with Portra 160 NC to achieve a slightly less
> bright illumination.
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> Incidently, the 35/70 3.6 lives up to it's billing. You can count every
> eyelash on my grand daughter's eyelids and her eyes are sharp and bright
> blue. The lens is easy for me to use and it's "heft" actually lends to a
> steadyness of hand for me.
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