Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George Huczek wrote: <<<<<<The nice thing about bracketing for the shots you plan to take, is that >often the "correct" exposure is not the most pleasing. With Christmas >lights at night, you may prefer a shot that's 1/2, 1, 1 1/2 or 2 stops >over or underexposed. Put them all up on the light table and look at them >together, and you may find several that appeal, for different reasons. > I don't care if I get flamed for this. Go with bracketing in this >situation. I don't bracket all the time, but in situations like this it is >a good way to be sure that you will come home with something good. >>>>> Hi George, No need for anyone to flame you for suggesting bracketing under Christmas tree lighting. Quite frankly anyone shooting this type of situation and not bracketing is a fool at best! You're quite right that the initial decision is made on the light table, followed by a screening for final cut. Even then we take the finals back to the light table usually making the "final final final" at that point. The reason for this? They are all lying beside each other and the loupe can be moved back and forth quickly for comparison. You can also stand back and eye ball a bunch of them all at the same time. If you haven't done this it's an interesting exercise in colour selection. Then if there is major discussion ...that's "arguing" :) we go back to the screen! But to shoot transparency film in questionable lighting situations and not to bracket is very foolish, simply because a frame 2 or 3 stops "under or over exposed" can be a mind blowing image, which you can't tell until you're comparing them on the light table. The other side of course is that without comparison, each or most, appear very nice and the shoot can look successful. But with bracketing/comparison it can become magnificently successful! :) And who wants to wait a year to do a reshoot! :) ted Ted Grant This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant