Chili said:This winter I'd like to work on my exposure control under difficult circumstances.
olderndirtmom said:Interesting. :laugh: I usually just lose my temper under difficult circumstances! ;)
I'd love to send my daughter something like this.
Do you have
any more pics like the spindle photo, Kawidude:
?
Chili said:Cool, I'd really like to take something like that in. This winter I'd like to work on my exposure control under difficult circumstances.
XRpredator said:and Mrs. Dude looks as good as ever :)
well done.
Kawidude said:Exposure still baffles me on some shots. Like the first one I posted here. We metered for the highlights on the girl, but you can see that some highlights are blown on the trees in the background. I have no clue how to get around that. Any tips on that Chili? I'm guessing I could stop down a bit for the background and just use a little fill flash to keep the model illuminated?
Kawidude said:Exposure still baffles me on some shots. Like the first one I posted here. We metered for the highlights on the girl, but you can see that some highlights are blown on the trees in the background. I have no clue how to get around that. Any tips on that Chili? I'm guessing I could stop down a bit for the background and just use a little fill flash to keep the model illuminated?
Rich Rohrich said:These are the situations when you bust out the Sekonic 558R light meter with the 1 degree spot meter and see how much dynamic range is really in the scene. I've found it to be much more accurate than the histogram in my Nikon, and the spot metered area is smaller than my camera's meter so I get a more accurate picture of what the camera will see in a specific area.
As good as the meter is in my camera (and it's REALLY good) I've found the handheld meter to be money well spent in the tough situations.
More times than not I realize that without fill flash I'll never be able to capture the full range of the scene when there is lots of contrast and strong natural light. I use my flash in places I never would have a few years ago. I'd say 98% of the pictures I shot at the Mods vs Rockers motorcycle show outside in the sunlight were done with fill flash after walking around for a bit with the handheld spot meter and looking at the range of exposure present.
http://www.shutterbug.com/equipmentreviews/accessories/0206sekonic/index.html
Kawidude said:Thanks Rich! That makes a lot of sense. This course was actually the first time I got to take a look at the Sekonic Spot Meter. It seems like a great idea when compared to my basic Minolta light meter. I noticed the use of flash on the Mods vs. Rockers thread and loved the results you got. You pretty much sold me on the Sigma 24-70 lens as well!
Kawidude said:I've got a Canon 430EX flash and I just got a Stofen Omnibounce diffuser. I've only used it a few times but it's been great. It's great for bounce flash indoors and it smoothes out the harsh flash really nicely.
I just checked Stofen's website and they do indeed make a diffuser for your SB800's.
http://www.stofen.com/Products/Index.html#Nikon
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