Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How cold was your gear and how warm was it inside? Condensation on the lens and or sensor might result in these wonderful glowing lights I sometimes blow on my lenses to get this Hamilton effect, http://tinyurl.com/35awbly you seem to have done it naturally. I like them, only the noise is disturbing, if you go again, shot at a lower ISO is my tip. Thanks for the inspiration Philippe Le 29 nov. 10 ? 19:30, grduprey at mchsi.com a ?crit : > > Jim, > > I assume you used a tripod with such long exposure. My first > impression is how hazy the lights on the trees seem, you did clean > your lenses before shooting? Sorry but they seem like they have > haze from dirty lenses, or filters. Several look like they are over- > exposed, and the white balance is off. I know this is looked down > on here, but maybe suing a diffused flash would have been better. > jmho. > > Cheers, > Gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James R. Nelon" <jnelon at netvigator.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 12:03:26 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada > Central > Subject: [Leica] [Img] Mass Hort 2010 Tree Festival > > I've posted some images at: > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jnelon/MH+Tree+Festival/ > > > > of the annual tree event at Elm Bank in Wellesley, MA. I'm not happy > with > either the colors or the lighting. Perhaps some more experienced > shooters > can help me figure out what to do next time. The festival is open > through 4 > December, so I have a chance to go back and use the advice you all can > provide. Any ideas? > > > > I used an R8/DMR with a 19mm 2.8 Elmarit, 135mm 2.8 Elmarit and 28 > mm 2.8 > Elmarit, some on a ladder. No flash. Most of the images required an > exposure > length of 6 seconds or so since the hall was so dark, lit primarily > by the > Christmas tree lights. I tweaked the images in LR for color > temperature, > tint and sometimes brightness. All critiques sincerely appreciated. > > > > Jim Nelon > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >