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Re: [OM] Dr. Flash does auto mode, was: Early spring flowers

Subject: Re: [OM] Dr. Flash does auto mode, was: Early spring flowers
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:13:51 -0400
I think I'm going to have to redo some of these images.  In reviewing 
them I see my exposure adjustments have cost some of them a fair loss of 
contrast.  Must be the difference between my daylight and evening viewing.

Chuck Norcutt


On 3/19/2012 9:36 PM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> Thanks for sharing that, Chuck.  Really outstanding turn out, I think.
> You're ready for some 4x5 Kodachrome I'd say.
>
> Glad to be some inspiration, although I was responding to Brian's
> complaint about Adobe flash in websites, so it was malaprop inspiration!
>   But you're welcome.
>
> Joel W.
>
> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012, at 09:14 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> Joel's comments about the 5D followed by a flash comment reminded me
>> that just recently I tried some daylight fill flash photos on the 5D
>> using a T32 in auto mode.  Something I've been meaning to do for a long
>> time and finally had the perfect opportunity to do it.
>>
>> My community here in Florida is a 55+ RV park with about 200 (mostly)
>> couples resident.  One of the spring activities is an event called "Fun
>> Day".  We have a parade in the morning with people dressed up in silly
>> costumes driving or walking beside silly floats mostly made of golf
>> carts.  Later we have a cookout lunch and play some simple games that
>> people have devised... a rubber chicken toss into a bucket, lawn
>> bowling, golf of various forms, horse racing with carved wooden horses,
>> card games, etc., etc.  The activities are outdoors, people are in close
>> quarters and the day is usually full sun with harsh shadows everywhere.
>>    Not exactly conducive to snapshot photography in my preferred method
>> of fill flash using a meter.
>>
>> I wanted to be gentle with the flash so I decided on a simple experiment
>> using the 5D at ISO 100, 1/200 second (fastest sync speed), f/11 and a
>> T32 in auto mode set at ISO 100 and f/5.6... in other words, lying to
>> the flash about aperture to reduce flash exposure by 2 stops.  Clouds
>> came and went during the day so the exposure wasn't always at f/11 but
>> was for the most part.  While there are a few shots with near
>> backgrounds showing distinct shadows (in the shadows) I think for the
>> most part the result with the flash was better than it would have been
>> without.  With the flash exposure 2 stops down the strength of some of
>> those shadows in the shadows surprised me so I'll have to be more
>> mindful of that in the future.
>>
>> Anyhow the following link is the result.
>> <http://chucknorcutt.com/wfd-games%20%28large%29/index.htm>
>>
>> Dr. Otto Flash
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/19/2012 2:37 PM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
>>>
>>> The 5D is an old camera and doesn't require my rehearsing its features.
>>> It keeps me thinking about my Zuikos, which is the main thing I enjoy
>>> about it.
>>>
>>> I'm sorry the flash stuff is a pain for you, but truth be told, I do
>>> like messing with it!
>>>
>>> Joel W.
>
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