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[austin granger]

Violin, Oregon Holocaust Memorial


Bear, Oregon Holocaust Memorial


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[tuco]

Yeah I was being lazy and using it for metering. I honestly have never fooled with focus stacking, I should try sometime, but it seems like a pain.

Even at f/16 though it's mind-boggling how much detail is in the 36mp file. I can't wait to scan the Provia, it's drying now.

I bet the school also has a flash meter. I think you should take the opportunity to use it as well. It will give you both another source to compare film's exposure based on the other camera and give you a quantitative value and feel for the contrast ratios between, say, the key and fill flash.

[Corran]

Very true tuco. I have said on this very forum that "metering" with a DSLR is not a great idea, due to whatever small discrepancies there might be. And the proof is in the pudding - the Provia shot was underexposed by about 2/3 of a stop. Nothing serious but still. And I did calculate bellows factors, that wasn't the cause.

Austin, I LOVE the violin shot. The texture and reflections are gorgeous!

[tuco]

Very true tuco. I have said on this very forum that "metering" with a DSLR is not a great idea, due to whatever small discrepancies there might be. And the proof is in the pudding - the Provia shot was underexposed by about 2/3 of a stop.

My D600 gives a much different exposures than my other digital cameras in a flash setup like you are doing. And the exposure it selects when I have a my old 20/2.8D lens on vs my Zeiss 21mm on is really significantly different for the same light/scene. So getting a feel using the flash meter as well you can then hopefully apply a constant fudge factor when using just the digital to meter the scene.

[Ari]

Violin, Oregon Holocaust Memorial


Bear, Oregon Holocaust Memorial


http://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

Beautiful, Austin; both of them.
Are the teddy bear and violin displayed the way you shot them? I mean, are these props part of the Memorial?

[austin granger]

Beautiful, Austin; both of them.
Are the teddy bear and violin displayed the way you shot them? I mean, are these props part of the Memorial?

Ari, Thanks. The items are part of the memorial. They are made of bronze and affixed to the ground. There are a number of other things (suitcase, glasses, a doll) scattered along a cobblestone path which leads up to large black stone wall inscribed with a detailed history of the holocaust. Buried below the wall is soil and ash from the concentration camps. It is a an uncompromisingly dark and emotional memorial, as it should be. I don't know who left the roses; I was there by myself in the rain.

[Scott Schroeder]

Somewhere in Death Valley....

[austin granger]

I wish I was in Death Valley right now-it's 22º in Portland! Nice picture Scott.

Speaking of cold, here're some icicles:


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[Scott Schroeder]

I wish I was there too....More for solitude than weather. It's going to be 62 here today ;-)

[Scott Schroeder]

Yucca in big bend ranch state park