[ratpack] Re: Bracketing -
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 20:52:16 -0500
Light bulb moment ..... Thanks Aleta. I remember Ray talking about it once.
I just have to see how my camera needs to be set to put it in practice. I
have been thinking about the pictures for Nate's party. I will mostly be
working with daylight, but who really knows what kind of day it will be.
I appreciate it,
JC
On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 7:36 PM, Aleta Boyce <alboyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey, guys - I had to learn what the term bracketing meant early on, as I
> had no idea how to get the correct exposure the first time, and had to try 3
> or more settings, over exposed, under and right on, to get the one I wanted
> -
>
> http://www.all-things-photography.com/exposure-bracketing.html
> It means you have the ability to be able to take *three shots* of the *same
> scene* each with differing exposure, white balance or flash values. One is
> taken with a correct exposure according to the metering setting on your
> camera, one is *under*exposed and one is *over*exposed.
>
> The under and over exposed shots can be taken within a range of + *or* - 3
> stops either way with half stop increments.
>
>
>
> On May 31, 2010, at 5:53 AM, John Christensen wrote:
>
> I was thinking there was some sort of setting that bracketed a focus area
> or something. I know now you just mean getting it all squared up in the
> picture..... at least I think that is what you mean.
>
> JC
>
> On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure what ya mean. Holding the camera above my head? I just set
>> the lens for its widest focal length, hold it as high as I can and make an
>> educated guess about where to point it. Sometimes it takes several tries
>> before I get what I'm looking for.
>>
>> If I misinterpreted your question lemme know, k?
>>
>>
>> r
>>
>> Sent from my Dreadnought using that barely tolerable Thunderbird email
>> program
>>
>>
>> On 5/29/2010 6:12 AM, John Christensen wrote:
>>
>> Bracketing...... I know you havce mentioned it before, but what exactly is
>> it? How does it work.
>>
>> J (too lazy to look for the manual) C
>>
>>
>>
>>> Moving right along, I man have FINALLY come to grips with the 7D's
>>> autofocus issues. I shot a car show last nite with it. Since I was more
>>> interested in focus and sharpness, I bracketed the shots and found that in
>>> most cases it tends to overexpose by 1/3 to 1/2 stop. But the photos are
>>> nice and crisp. There's one of Bill William's Deuce roadster that's
>>> probably the best shot I've ever gotten of it. It's a bitch to shoot
>>> indoors because of the reflections and flares on the black and chrome. But
>>> I liked this shot. I find myself alternating between low-angle and "top
>>> down" shots for some reason. It's said that Andy Southard carried a ladder
>>> to many of his shoots:
>>> http://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=5028 . I've found that holding the
>>> camera above my head comes close. It's a lot easier with digital than it
>>> musta been for him and many others with "analog film." Speakin of which, I
>>> found that there's still film in my Pentax. I'll shoot up the rest of the
>>> roll and see what turns up. It's sure a loud SOB. About twice as noisy as
>>> the Canons.
>>>
>>> Anyway, I had a real good time at the show and I'm REAL pleased with the
>>> quality of the images. This is the first time I've been able to say that
>>> about the 7D. Maybe it knew that I was on the verge of putting it up for
>>> sale. :) I'll keep it for the moment.
>>>
>>> RtR
>>>
>>
>>
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