Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I will second Mark's thoughts on shooting concerts. It is almost always a situation where whoever is "front" has a spotlight on them and are many stops brighter than the surroundings. Inevitably, unless you have a spot meter, or know the venue, the "front person(s) are way overexposed causing loads of fun printing. I have difficulties imagining metering/processing scenario for a concert where overexpose/overdevelop makes any sense. Possibly the guy in the lab is using a spot meter on very pale skin so that works. It could also work with telephoto's and the typical jazz trio where overexposure brings out the deep shadows typical of those sets. Definitely look at the guys prints and find out what he is using and how before you take up his/her techniques. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html