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05-01-2007, 10:52 PM
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| | | Re: Let's throw some light on the subject
interesting article by wab member geoff simpson in this months "digital camera" magazine - re finding inspiration when light is flat and boring - he focusses mainly on landscapes and waterfalls but it is worth a look for a tips for any kind of outdoor photography in such conditions.
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06-01-2007, 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by eeyore  For the full Sp on this subject I highly reccomend you read a copy of "The photographers guide to Light" by Nigel Hicks, published by David and Charles at rrp £22.50 ISBN 0-7153-1947-7 its a tad expensive but you may be able to find it second hand or even in a library. | Thanks for this Eeyore and for going to the trouble of even provding the ISBN. I was half hoping it might have a review in the Review section but I will take your recommendation. Cheers |
06-01-2007, 06:40 AM
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06-01-2007, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Kev Lewis I am actually enjoying the weather and lighting levels at the moment lol. The flat grey light is absolutely ideal for high contrast subjects and can give some excellent results. Getting decent images in this weather is also a challenge .... and I love a good challenge lol | Same here Kev. Fastish glass helps too. I'm glad I don't have to rely on an f6.3 lens 
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06-01-2007, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by nightshade | That looks an interesting book too. Thanks Nightshade. |
06-01-2007, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by paulthomas Same here Kev. Fastish glass helps too. I'm glad I don't have to rely on an f6.3 lens | Sorry to be a complete nerd, but what exactly do you mean by a 'fastish' glass. I know that it has something to so with f stops but how do you identify 'fast glass' from 'slow glass'? |
06-01-2007, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by AlphaZeroOne Sorry to be a complete nerd, but what exactly do you mean by a 'fastish' glass. I know that it has something to so with f stops but how do you identify 'fast glass' from 'slow glass'? | a fast lens is one which has a large maximum aperture (e.g. f2.8) which therefore lets a lot of light in and performs better in poor light.
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06-01-2007, 11:50 AM
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Thanks Matt. Still trying to get me head around f stops etc. I understand the smaller the f stop, the larger the aperture and the more light available but I am not too sure how this ratio relates to DOF. |
06-01-2007, 11:57 AM
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No problem. A large aperture (e.g. f2.8) has very shallow DOF. A small aperture (e.g. f16) has much greater DOF.
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