Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Apr 12, 2009, at 8:30 AM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > Hi Steve, > > Thank you for take a look and for your comments. > > In film I've tried only once ISO 3200, and very few times 1600. My > short experience with the M8 shows me very good results up to ISO > 640, even quite good 1250. Thanks for your suggestion, but I think > on such lighting conditions is better to shot manually, the small > candles on the walls will fooling the meter, the subjects was moving > and passing through very fast, no time for measuring. I don't know, > maybe I'm wrong and should trust more on the automatic metering. just trying to avoid the very high ISO unless necessary, but in any case the look/grain may actually help these images achieve a very special haunted mood, Steve > > Amiti?s > Lluis > > > > El 12/04/2009, a las 17:17, Steve Barbour escribi?: > >> >> On Apr 12, 2009, at 7:51 AM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Spain has many traditions, the "Semana Santa" (Holy Week) is very >>> popular and quite different in Andalucia, Catalunya or other. Here >>> I show you a very old medieval tradition in the village of Verges, >>> a nice small town where is celebrated the procession the thursday >>> night and the "Dance of Death". >>> >>> http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/deathdance/ >>> >>> >>> I've tried to follow Dr. Ted's advice "if you can see it, you can >>> shot it". It was really available light, almost dark, and subjects >>> in movement, I don't like use the flash (I've tried it ony in 3 >>> pictures), my M8 was setted at ISO2500 but the pictures are very >>> noisy, maybe with film I've get better results. However I want >>> share with you a general view to this nice village, the procession >>> and the famous "Dance of Death" (in catalan: Dansa de la mort). >> >> >> a wonderful series Lluis, dark, eerie, atmospheric...spooky as we >> say. >> >> re the high ISO...I have never shot above ISO 800... even with film >> btw. >> >> this might be a good situation to try auto ISO with the lens wide >> open and the highest ISO set to max 1250 or even at 640 with a 1.4 >> lens...... >> >> and see how that works... >> >> >> in any case I think it all works out fine...and I appreciate seeing >> these very moving reportage images... >> >> >> amities, >> >> Steve >> >> >> >>> >>> Thanks for looking, I'll appreciate your comments and critics >>> >>> Saludos cordiales >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information