Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gene asked: > Last night I started through your new book again and I find new insights > everytime I leaf through the pages. One question, Was the OR really that > dark, or is it due to the bright lights over the table that it looks that > way?<<<<<<< Gene Some of them are as dark almost what you see in print. However, in other cases the surroundings look darker simply because I expose for the content I'm recording. And to capture that correctly it makes the surrounding room look darker. I must clarify though, at the time of shooting I'm working with M7's on AE lock. And without question, I'm completely concentrating on the illumination of light on the subject, eyes, action! And when it looks right it's....... click! An M7 AE selected shutter speed and exposure. :-) Hey Gene it's so damn easy when you don't get all the techie exposure crap in the way and just shoot it! ;-) No questions about "gee I should allow an extra stop, over expose to balance etc etc etc." Man, I just shoot! As there isn't any time to be screwing around with any kind of exposure mental process! Truly not much thought into any of it, as it's by instinct of recognizing how the light, eyes, composition and action all come together! And in many cases very little thought goes into the exposure level other than to the shutter speed showing in the M7 view finder and if it's high enough to hand hold for a non-shake blurred photograph. It's "click!" ;-) Like I've said for years about all this photography stuff..... KISS it baby! Keep it Simple Sweetheart!" ;-) ted