On Fri, 18 Jun 1999 22:14:30 -0400, Jeff Borenstein wrote:
>A) When taking sunsets and or shots with a dominate foreground and
>background (I shot a chapel which was lit by bulbs and it had a statue in
>front) is there a way to get *some* definition in the foreground? I mainly
>got silhoutess with great color in the sky..what could I have done to
>improve this?
Overexpose. Shooting backlighted (even though there were bulbs, the
sun is MUCH brighter) subjects frequently requires you to decide
which you want exposed correctly - the background of the foreground.
>B) Bracketing. I hear so much about this! Am i confusing the little dial
>next to the shutter release and the ASA knob in regards to bracketing? If I
>have a scene and i move the dial down one (the knob that shows up in the
>viewfinder) and up one knob this is esentially bracketing the shot 1/3rd
>stop up and down? Or do I need to change the ASA knob? does changing the
>ASA knob esentially do the same thing, but allows for less control like the
>other switch?
Changing the two, you're changing the same thing. Makes no
difference, although I always use the compensation dial so I don't
forget what ASA the film actually is.
>C) <snip> if
>i use the concept of bracketing will Fuji develop the scene i bracketed all
>the same?
No - by virtue of being slide film, you'll get what you shot. Your
bracketed shots should all look different.
>D) All this talk on photo.net
>and the newsgroups about bracketing MUST be with these flashy new cameras.
Nope. Your 2n is a fine camera to bracket with.
>The roll was mainly on auto and it came out well. But of course a few shots
>were darker than expected. Should i have overexoposed 1/3rd or 1/2 a stop?
Well, on those shots, yes.
BBB
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