Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, I assume you used a tripod with such long exposure. My first impression is how hazy the lights on the trees seem, you did clean your lenses before shooting? Sorry but they seem like they have haze from dirty lenses, or filters. Several look like they are over-exposed, and the white balance is off. I know this is looked down on here, but maybe suing a diffused flash would have been better. jmho. Cheers, Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "James R. Nelon" <jnelon at netvigator.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 12:03:26 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [Leica] [Img] Mass Hort 2010 Tree Festival I've posted some images at: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jnelon/MH+Tree+Festival/ of the annual tree event at Elm Bank in Wellesley, MA. I'm not happy with either the colors or the lighting. Perhaps some more experienced shooters can help me figure out what to do next time. The festival is open through 4 December, so I have a chance to go back and use the advice you all can provide. Any ideas? I used an R8/DMR with a 19mm 2.8 Elmarit, 135mm 2.8 Elmarit and 28 mm 2.8 Elmarit, some on a ladder. No flash. Most of the images required an exposure length of 6 seconds or so since the hall was so dark, lit primarily by the Christmas tree lights. I tweaked the images in LR for color temperature, tint and sometimes brightness. All critiques sincerely appreciated. Jim Nelon _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information