Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great, Don; we'll count you in for now as well. FWIW, only the shots I took with existing light [no flash] turned out from my last trip to the Gerber; all the flash shots looked terrible, whether they were bounce or direct [and if you want to bounce, bring an arc light; the ceilings are 30 feet or more]. For existing light exposures at the Gerber, I consider a tripod essential, as most of the exposures in the hangers were hovering around 1/4-1/2 second in length at f/1.0 with 160 speed film. The Noct was too long; anything from 35mm down should be able to encompass a lot of the subject matter better. In many areas, you can get real close to the aircraft; too close, in fact. The challenge is to shoot the aircraft within the confines of the space you are allowed access; 28mm or wider may be better. The docent was very accommodating of the photographers in our group and would wait until everyone was finished shooting before moving on. Regards, /Mitch _________________________________________ Mitch Zeissler E-mail: zeissler@directvinternet.com > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 7:39 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG daytrip in DC area - Sat., October 12th > > You are not kidding, the hangers are huge light sinks. I think tripods and > way off camera flash is in order to get anything of great interest. > > I actually kept SWMBO waiting two hours the last time I took the tour. > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html