edwardkaraa wrote:
...A couple from Saturday's dinner with the Biogon 35 wide open at iso 2500. I barely got shutter speeds around 1/15s...
Edward, first, glad to see that you used a 35 mm and got closer to the subject — I think that works well, particularly when the subjects are moving by in a pickup truck. Also glad to see the red-shirt demonstration in addition to the yellow-shirt one. There's a good article in this week's Economist on the demonstrations.
Second, on your Saturday dinner shots the light on the subject works well, and this is a challenge at ISO2500. However, I'm sure you'll be happy if you try the "Shoot at ISO640 and Push in LR5" technique. You could expose at ISO640 and f/2.0 or f/2.8 at, say, 1/60 or 1/125 (without being concerned that there is nothing to see on the LCD — and them push in LR5. The advantage will be less noise, more dynamic range and no blowout of highlights. I don't know whether you read the post on LUF on this technique. I don't recall whether I posted the picture below here, but it's in very dark light with the area on them main subject having been pushed 3.5 stops for an effective ISO of about 8,000. There were all sorts of lights, including LEDs, and I desaturated some "electric purples."
M9-P | Summicron-28 | ISO 640 pushed 3.5 stops on main subject | f/2.8 | 1/60 Hua Hin
Thank you Mitch and totally agreed. I have been using this technique for a long time now, even at low iso to preserve the highlights as you can see in some of the backlit red shirt shots. I think I didn't want to use my brain too much at dinner
I also purposefully went to shoot this demonstration today, to show both sides of the coin, as a consciencious documentary shooter.
I'm always amazed how you manage to capture some of those shots Allen. Very nice. Just playing around yesterday with the Canon 50mm f/1.4 ltm. I really, really like this lens….
Good ones Edward.
Awesome Phil, nice to see more wedding images!
airfrogusmc - Love the shadows, good eye.
Gary, interesting shots with the Canon.. I have one of those to I think (either 1.4 or 1.8) I don't think I've ever mounted it on the M240 though, I have so many lenses, I've just never bothered.. IT does btw have the M adapter (from RF screw mount).
Edward, you keep getting these rally shots, a lot of them! Great stuff.
The dude on the scooter with the hair is cool.
I didn't shoot much this weekend, things got in the way sadly...
I did work on selling some Nikon stuff, I am trying to build a fund up for a new Leica camera... actually I want two, I don't want much, huh? . It will take a while though to get there, a LONG while. I am focusing on one first. I have to decide if I would give up my M9 for a M for one thing. MM is also on my list. That and a Noct someday would please me greatly. lol.
Andrew, great shots! Wonderful balance of perspectives with the two power house of lenses
Allen, superb work! Masterful compositions
Jawad, nice stuff.
Edward, excellent series!!! I really like the night time portraits Maybe it is the softer lighting.
Joakim, really nice! Very nice pastel colours, and really like the B&W images.
Mitch, very nice street portrait!
Phil, great shots! Love the first and last
Gary, wonderful feel to all the images! The 50/1.4 LTM renders beautifully the colors.
There's a good article in this week's Economist on the demonstrations.
. It will take a while though to get there, a LONG while. I am focusing on one first. I have to decide if I would give up my M9 for a M for one thing. MM is also on my list. That and a Noct someday would please me greatly. lol.
