Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 6, 2008, at 5:01 PM, Bill Larsen wrote: > I am not terribly good at low light photography and I haven't > mastered the intricacy of the M8 yet. This picture was taken when > it was so dark that I really couldn't see well enough to focus, much > less walk without a flashlight. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bill+Larsen/L1000580.jpg.html a good start Bill... just focus on the brightest/easiest thing to focus on...the image at f1 usually is brighter than you remember, and almost always is a surprise, as the lens is faster than your eye... I am always amazed at how the Noct at f1 gives results much better than anticipated... even when the light comes from a single birthday candle... Steve > > > I have learned not to take the M8 over 640 asa... make the exposure > corrections in camera raw....and set the shutter speed to something > that I can actually hand handle (which isn't 1/15th second) This > pix is much brighter than my eyes remember. Is that a no-no to our > people that actually have ethics about this? And do I correct the > light balance to not reflect that the light was from a single 12 > volt light on the side of a trailer? > > regards, Bill Larsen > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information