dpattinson Posted November 23, 2009 Share #1 Posted November 23, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Some nasty M8 grain - gotta love 2500iso M8, 35mm Summilux asph, 2500iso, bounced flash with fill. [ATTACH]174847[/ATTACH] View On Black Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Hi dpattinson, Take a look here london 2009 - sam. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
roguewave Posted November 23, 2009 Share #2 Posted November 23, 2009 David, I like this kind of experimentation. I agree about the grain. Love the deep blacks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shtarka1 Posted November 23, 2009 Share #3 Posted November 23, 2009 Powerful,Expressive Image! Love It! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesop Posted November 23, 2009 Share #4 Posted November 23, 2009 David, I like this kind of experimentation. I agree about the grain. Love the deep blacks. ...I'm totally with Ben on this one. Is this a crop? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpattinson Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted November 23, 2009 It is full height, cropped from the center of a landscape-oriented M8 frame. The rest of the frame was not important. I'm liking square at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atufte Posted November 23, 2009 Share #6 Posted November 23, 2009 Superb... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdb Posted November 24, 2009 Share #7 Posted November 24, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Incredible. Rich, black blacks. Wonderful image all around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoArchival Posted November 24, 2009 Share #8 Posted November 24, 2009 Is this with your new sf58? With something of that caliber, why would you need to use such high iso? Was this in part for some effect you are trying to create? Amado Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpattinson Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share #9 Posted November 24, 2009 Yeah - I like the grain, I quite often deliberately shoot at 2500iso on the M8. So I wanted to see how to mix in the flash with that to ensure good contrast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted November 24, 2009 Share #10 Posted November 24, 2009 Really interesting David... I think this one works better than the other one we're talking about in the other thread... Just for kicks, try setting your ambient around 1.5 or 2 stops under and bouncing the flash at around 1/32 or 1/64 power; turn off that fill thing on the flash... you might be surprised at how little light you need. I'd love to see how that turns out with your BW processing. PS--love that Lux Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted November 24, 2009 Share #11 Posted November 24, 2009 Hmm interesting... bring back HP5:D Thanks for sharing Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
comapedrosa Posted November 24, 2009 Share #12 Posted November 24, 2009 Excellent subject, composition and tones! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompsonkirk Posted November 25, 2009 Share #13 Posted November 25, 2009 Especially nice use of high contrast. Kirk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted November 25, 2009 Share #14 Posted November 25, 2009 Looks like a classic LIFE Magazine shot with film. Great texture, makes an impact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpattinson Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share #15 Posted November 25, 2009 Just for kicks, try setting your ambient around 1.5 or 2 stops under and bouncing the flash at around 1/32 or 1/64 power; turn off that fill thing on the flash... you might be surprised at how little light you need. I'd love to see how that turns out with your BW processing. PS--love that Lux I assume that you're talking about using the flash in manual mode? I assumed dialling in a -EV in TTL would just result in underexposed shots (that's what seems to happen when I do it anyway). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted November 25, 2009 Share #16 Posted November 25, 2009 I assume that you're talking about using the flash in manual mode? I assumed dialling in a -EV in TTL would just result in underexposed shots (that's what seems to happen when I do it anyway). If you keep the ambient level right you should be able to dial back the flash component (even bounced) a bit even with ETTL, so try putting the camera on Manual, picking a standard aperture like f4 or something, then adjusting the shutter to get that 1-2 stops under for ambience. Then see what happens with ETTL on the flash and adjust up or down as necessary. This certainly works for all Nikons and Canons; don't know about the Ms... But to tell the truth, yes, typically I turn off all the ETTL / iTTL / Auto stuff when shooting flash and just use manual flash exposure. Why? Because the exposure evaluation to the flash just complicates things more by varying the output based on reflected light levels (so if you're shooting a dark subject it's usually overexposed and a white one is usually underexposed--and since I shoot weddings, black and white is typical--and typically wrong with ETTL ) If I have time (at a reception or something) I'll actually use an incident flash meter to check light levels at key places (and we're talking all bounced flash here). I know that's not practical for shooting quickly, but that's where digital is such a boon because of course you can check stuff very quickly! Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brill64 Posted November 25, 2009 Share #17 Posted November 25, 2009 love the control of tones and engagement of subject...there's emotion in this image Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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