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Re: [OM] Be careful where you sit...

Subject: Re: [OM] Be careful where you sit...
From: "C.H.Ling" <ch_photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:02:01 +0800
I mean you stack two RAW developments of the same image.

C.H.Ling

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> 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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