Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Eric, Wow, those are really nice. So you are basically using the monolight as a fill flash? I need to think about that. Very very nice. They don't look like flash picture at all. How do you set up the power output of the light. Do you just dial in way down? How do you meter? At 07:26 PM 9/15/2005, you wrote: >I'm interested in any and all comments related to the lighting in these: >(You can just start at the right and hit the right arrow, too.) > >http://canid.com/current/jbm_0509_ab_01.html >http://canid.com/current/jbm_0509_ab_02.html >http://canid.com/current/jbm_0509_ab_03.html >http://canid.com/current/jbm_0509_ab_04.html >http://canid.com/current/jbm_0509_ab_05.html >http://canid.com/current/jbm_0509_ab_06.html >http://canid.com/current/jbm_0509_ab_07.html >http://canid.com/current/jbm_0509_ab_08.html >http://canid.com/current/jbm_0509_ab_09.html > >I don't remember the last time I used a flash. Before today, that is. The >ups man delivered a 640 Ws monolight today. Most shots are stopped *way* >down. f4 or so. :) Ambient exposure was around f1. Diffused through a 5 >ft translucent umbrella. > >Any and all critiques would be greatly appreciated. Can you tell that it's >a flash? You're not doing me any favors by being gentle. Please tear these >apart. I'm trying to learn how to use artificial light. :) > >Acros 100. Xtol 1:1. 9.5 mins at 20 C. // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)