tvodrd
*Flashaholic* ,
:thumbsup: Paul!
Larry
Larry
Ok Bill, I have that pic, but to be honest it's prob the worst of the bunch to follow ...bwaites said:Nice pics, I can hardly wait to see Big Ben lit by USL!!
Bill
Thanks.nethiker said:Great pics Paul. I think your church shot is one of the best yet showing the awesome power of the USL. Eagerly waiting for mine, meanwhile keep posting pics and I'll enjoy yours.
Greg
DaveNagy said:Yep, that would certain explain the difference in "sky brightness" between those two shots. For the TL85 shot, the camera noted the light level present, as well as the ISO sensitivity that you had specified, and decided that a exposure time of 1/4th of a sec (250ms) would be appropriate. With the shutter staying open that long, the camera was able to detect some of that faint sky glow, as well as your brightly lit sheds.
For the USL shot, the camera noted that the sheds were even more brightly lit, and decided that a faster shutter speed was appropriate, given that you still were "forcing" it to use the 400 ISO sensitivity. The camera used a 100ms exposure time, instead of the 250ms used for the first pic. This resulted in the entire picture being dimmer than it would be otherwise. The sky appears totally un-lit, and the sheds are merely brightly lit, instead of OMGBRIGHTLY!! lit.
No, I didn't realise that you also had an F10. Fantastic camera, especially at low light levels. But, alas, not a great camera for taking comparative beamshots. There's no way to "force" a particular shutter speed, so that speed will always vary depending on the light level and ISO settings you have chosen. In effect, the camera will attempt to make all flashlights look equally bright. Your best bet with that camera may be to back up a bit and take a pic of both flashlight beams simultaneously.
-Dave (also not a professional photographer)
tvodrd said::thumbsup: Paul!
Larry
Hi Dave, yeah that's what will make a lot of them hard to capture as they're well lit to start with, but we'll try.Dynacolt said:Thanks Paul, they were AWSEOME!!! (I know the landmarks and London, and it wouldn't be easy to compete with all the city lighting
Dave.
paulr said:That Westminster Abbey shot is just amazing, people from blocks around must wonder what the hell is going on. If I saw the thing lit up like that I'd expect to see commandos rappelling down the side of the building a moment later.
modamag said:I hope you were wearing some armor to defend yourself when you made those shots
bwaites said:Paul,
Awesome!
I had forgotten how lit up Big Ben was, and with that superbright clockface, the camera metering hasn't got a chance.
You took pictures of about half the stuff in London that I remember from my trip there 25 years ago!!! Awesome!!!
I think you missed Tower Bridge (which I remember as being lit pretty well itself), but got all the biggies except the Palace.
I am amazed and pleased. Don't get yourself arrested as a terrorist plotter, I suspect that might foul up the emigration status!!
Bill
Yeah, let's go! ...DaveNagy said:Awesome, awesome shots. I say we start a perpetual "Famous Landmarks lit by a USL" thread.