Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]rule one : never accept a shoot to start after dusk rule two : get assignments to start before dawn, you still have time aplenty to get cables, batteries, or even natural light when the shops finally open ;-) nice escape and mood Kyle Ph Le 17 oct. 10 ? 18:57, kyle cassidy on the lug a ?crit : > > 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 > > > > thinking now of TAPING a spare PW cable to the PW itself in a sort > of "in case of emergency" sort of manner.... > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > NO ARCHIVE