Party Photography with the X1

[Guest badbob]

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hah, work inspiration! I was impressed with their lighting and colors of the bottles, it was actually quite pretty for a display of alcohol

Looks like your shot and mine mean alcohol appeals to the wide masses

 

In this case, it was homeless people, Vietnam veterans I think, who were hanging out on the back steps to the parking deck. So what I found when they left were those bottles, and I moved them slightly for a better arrangement, but no other changes.

 

BTW, I wouldn't recommend drinking any of the stuff in that photo I posted. Stick to the stuff you dispense, mixed professionally.

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[NZDavid]

If not groups at different distances I'd keep it on f/2.8 and set ISO to 1600 or 3200. Focusing is tricky and a major drawback of this camera IMO -- I've used spot focusing mode but you may try to experiment with the multi-zone mode. Somebody else may have more advice on this.

[h00ligan]

In this case, it was homeless people, Vietnam veterans I think, who were hanging out on the back steps to the parking deck. So what I found when they left were those bottles, and I moved them slightly for a better arrangement, but no other changes.

 

BTW, I wouldn't recommend drinking any of the stuff in that photo I posted. Stick to the stuff you dispense, mixed professionally.

 

ahh, it always makes me sad when veterans wind up homeless - if anyone has a right to basic essentials (and more) it's those who shed blood to defend the country.. agnostic to the cause of war, they still stepped up :/