Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeffery Smith wrote: > > Using a flash bounced off the wall or ceiling would give you some freezing > without making the image look like it was taken with a flash. I used to > use a Vivitar 283 and Ektachrome 400, but I think that a similarly > powerful flash bounced off the ceiling with Fuji Superia 800 might be even > better. > >Jeffery Smith An example of bounced flash (Vivitar 283) mixed with ambient window light plus the lamp: http://home.earthlink.net/~telyt/hans/dec2000.jpg It's an old family snapshot so don't comment on the composition, but I like the way the light worked out. As I recall I used 200-speed film in an off-topic camera. Neither the camera nor the flash have fancy compensation controls or fill-ratio control panels so I set both camera and flash as though I was using 400-speed film. Piece of cake. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com - -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html