Jim
Thanks for looking. I'm still not sure how to handle passing traffic during
long exposures. In this case, the tail light streaks are longer than the
van image. I'm not sure what caused that effect.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Timpe, Jim" <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 11:26 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: TOPE 36 call for entries, and extended shooting period
>
> I was just caught by the yellow cast it put on everything. A warmer
> image than mercury vapor would have yielded I'm sure.
> I like the image, too. Quite seasonally appropriate.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Jim Nichols
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> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: TOPE 36 call for entries, and extended shooting period
>
>
>
> Jim,
>
> I just thought that I should have mentioned that. On that street, we
> have a
> mix of mercury vapor and sodium vapor lamps. On our corner the sodium
> vapor
> is installed. They give better shadow visibility than the older lamps.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Timpe, Jim" <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 11:15 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: TOPE 36 call for entries, and extended shooting period
>
>
>>
>> That's a sodium vapor light I presume.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Jim Nichols
>> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 9:01 AM
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [OM] Re: TOPE 36 call for entries, and extended shooting
>> period
>>
>>
>>
>> Chuck,
>>
>> I had similar thoughts last January. I looked out and saw light snow
>> coming down, lit by a street light. I shot through the window glass,
>> taking several shots because of passing traffic. This is the best
>> shot, using my
>> Fuji Finepix F10, before I bought my Oly E-510. Some post processing
> in
>>
>> Elements.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Snow+by+Street+Light+sm.jpg.h
>> tm
>> l
>>
>> You can decide whether or not you like it.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 6:24 AM
>> Subject: [OM] Re: TOPE 36 call for entries, and extended shooting
> period
>>
>>
>>> I'm willing to allow the camera to do it's thing if I know how it's
>>> likely to behave but for that you didn't answer my question. Will I
>>> get a night scene after a second or two or will I get a 30 second
>>> exposure that looks close to a daylight shot?
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>> WayneS wrote:
>>>> At 03:52 PM 11/9/2008, you wrote:
>>>>> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>>>> I think I took my last night shot (at least that I can remember)
>>>>>> in
>>
>>>>>> 1964..... If I take an OM-4 out on a night shooting task where
>>>>>> the
>>
>>>>>> only light is tail lights, head lights, building interior lights,
>>>>>> etc. will the automode on the OM-4 be able to figure that out?
>>>>>> Will I get a night scene after a second or two or will I get a 30
>>>>>> second exposure that looks close to a daylight shot?
>>>>>>
>>>>> Shoot with 5D. Chimp Repeat as necessary. Note exposure details.
>>>>> Reproduce exposure with OM gear. Congratulate self on ownership of
>>>>> such an expensive and sophisticated exposure meter. :-)
>>>>
>>>> Sounds like a cop out to me. One of the main reasons I ever picked
>>>> up
>>
>>>> an OM camera was the low light metering. The OM-2 going down to
>>>> -6EV.
>>
>>>> If you can't figure out how to use that feature you might as well be
>
>>>> shooting with any old manual exposure camera, why use the OM in the
>>>> first place?? The OM-4 can meter to -5EV or up to 4 minutes of
>>>> auto-exposure. Just check the reciprocity of the film being used and
>
>>>> use the OM camera at its best.
>>>>
>>>> I have taken many a low light shot with the OM and I would trust it
>>>> first over the digital camera meter. It was that reason I abandon
>>>> the
>>
>>>> E-1, it seem Olympus gave up on the style of photography I like
>>>> most.
>>
>>>> The E-1 being really bad with noise.
>>>>
>>>> Also remember that a 2 minute exposure is only 1 stop more than a 1
>>>> minute exposure, there is some latitude to work with. But I suggest
>>>> trusting the auto exposure on the OM camera itself.
>>>>
>>>> WayneS
>>>>
>>>>
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