bigtex2000 wrote:
Thank you for the reply, but I clearly stated this was shot in Manual Mode.
Ahh...I should have read more closely.
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I shoot almost all my night shoots in this genre @ ISO 100. I am intentionally keeping the background dark.
You don't have to shoot at ISO 100 to keep the background dark.
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I am accenting the fire or LEDs when shooting those. I wanted to capture a clearer image of the face using just the available light of the fire.
I get it...you want to expose for the light on the face and the fire.
My comments still stand...the exposure wouldn't change if you used my numbers...it's still the same exposure...just faster shutter speed.
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My question was answered pretty well in some previous replies, and I really think the slow shutter sync flash option will give me the results I am seeking.
Not if you are trying to expose for the available fire light and want to keep that ambiance it won't.
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By the way, I own and have read the gobbledygook in Bryan's book. A great read with excellent information. He relays his lessons in such an easy manner, without coming across as a pompous ass. Enjoy the picture below, also shot @ ISO 100, f11, @10 second exposure while zooming in and out during exposure!
That's cool.
At this point though I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish...to keep the face sharp or to keep the face sharp while the rest gets smeared.
In any case...here is why I was pointing out that the equiv exposure would keep the background dark.
I shot my coffee cup lit by my laptop monitor with your 8 second exposure and also by a 1/8 exposure. Aperture was the same, ISO went from 100 to 3200.
Both exposed (relatively) the same (I eyeballed the second one)
background dark on both.