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Subject: Re: [OM] Be careful where you sit...
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:57:04 -0500
Sound fine for a static subject with the camera on a tripod.  :-)

Chuck Norcutt

C.H.Ling wrote:
> If you need to reduce the overall exposure to avoid the faces from burn-out 
> that means you have over exposed your images. The background of the scene 
> could be dark but your subject is the people so you should expose for it. To 
> bring some shadow details out you may max two different developed images, 
> one exposed for the people and the other slightly increase the exposure a 
> little bit.
> 
> C.H.Ling
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
>> Good thought but I think my chance of talking to the stage manager is
>> about zero.  It raises an interesting question in my mind about how the
>> DVD turned out.  This event is always recorded on video and a DVD is
>> made available for sale after the event.  My son doesn't buy it because
>> it's too expensive and my granddaughter is only on stage for about 5-10
>> minutes out of a 2 hour long production.  I just wonder how the video
>> cameras (with long lenses shooting from the back of the auditorium) fare
>> under the same lighting conditions.  Actually, since they do sell the
>> DVD, I have been surprised for the past two years that they have never
>> objected to me coming in with the 5D and a big lens.
>>
>> After adjusting the color temperature for most shots into the 2800-3500K
>> range the overly bright red was considerably subdued but still too
>> bright to be completely recovered with just the "recovery" slider in
>> ACR.  Most of it could be handled by dropping the overall exposure along
>> with the recovery slider but then the overall exposure was much too dark.
>>
>> The 5D treats me well most of the time so I think I'll keep it despite
>> its shortcomings.  :-)
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> C.H.Ling wrote:
>>> May be you can talk to the stage manager, @ ISO3200 F2.8 1/60s is just 
>>> too
>>> dark for enjoying the performance! The Chinese Opera I just shot was 
>>> having
>>> a minimum light level of ISO400 F4 1/60s, four stops brighter than yours.
>>>
>>> For the difference in RGB channels, did you set the WB to 2800-3200K? 
>>> Some
>>> lower power stage light may be just too warm. Finally, if everything just
>>> didn't work out, send me your 5D and purchase a 5D Mark II, which should
>>> give you extra one or two stops to work with ;-)
>>>
>>> C.H.Ling
> 
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