Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]kyle cassidy on the lug showed: Subject: [Leica] will technology save you from poor planning? > So last week I got a call from a promoter asking if I could race down town > & do a promo shot for two bands who were crossing paths and have a > collaborative EP coming out, they had a five minute slot at 7 pm. I packed > my gear ran down to the venue, scoped out a location in a field nearby set > up my lights and discovered that I'd forgotten the cable that connects the > flash to the pocket wizard (loaned to a wedding photographer two weeks ago > & foolishly not put back in the bag). With five minutes before the band > was to arrive I had to put my faith in technology and shoot by moonlight > as well as convince everybody that had been my plan the whole time. > > I cranked the asa to 128,000 and by putting the camera on a light stand > was able to hold it steady enough to get a shot at 1/20th sec at f 5.6. > > Back in the bat cave I made two layers and ran severe noise reduction on > one and merged the two until I found a happy medium between grain and > detail. Desaturated because of an overly blue sky and garishly green > grass. After my minor heart attack, everyone walked away happy. > > http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2010/moonlight.jpg Hi Kyle, Well done under the circumstances. Actualy due to the accident of no cable you may have created a more successful and imaginative photo. Sometimes adversity is the Mother of creativity when a problem arises. :-) Well done mon ami. cheers, ted _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information