Diane Dupuis |
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Technical explanation needed please
Hi! This isn't really a problem - I love how the picture came out. I just don't know why this one time it came out so great, and the last 99 times it didn't.
I'm using my digital Fujifilm Finepix S5000, auto settings (I'm pretty sure that's what it was on), macro, I tried it with flash, no flash and with flast at -0.6. I can't tell which is which...I was standing in my friend's garden, around 7:00 p.m., lowish natural light, but flash wasn't really needed (see other examples below).
This one flower was taller than the rest, but below it and behind it is more greenery, garden, ground, etc.
Can anyone explain why one of them has that perfect black background and the others don't. I unfortunately don't know which setting I used for the flash at the time (regular or the -0.6). But I would love to repeat the effect. Just not sure how (I'm a total beginner at manual settings, shutter speed, aperture, etc.)
Would apprecaite any advice you may have!
Thanks so much!
Diane
July 03, 2004
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Diane Dupuis |
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This one is the effect I love
totally black background. Flash was on for sure, just not sure what it was set at.
Diane Dupuis
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OK - had a problem uploading the pix... Let's try again...
July 02, 2004
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Diane Dupuis |
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natural light
Diane Dupuis
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low flash I believe
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bright flash green background
Diane Dupuis
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Still having problems... hate this slow computer... Here are the last three examples...
July 02, 2004
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Bob Cammarata |
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Background detail when using flash is controlled by the shutter speed.
When shooting in macro at the maximum flash-sync speed, the only thing illuminated is what the flash is hitting. Everything else will be black.
When longer shutter speeds are used, the flash exposure of the main subject stays the same, but more of the ambient light in the background is exposed.
July 03, 2004
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Diane Dupuis |
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Bob - thanks so much for your answer. Now you have to take it down a notch to regular non-photographer English... Sorry! :-)
What is maximum flash-sync speed?
Longer shutter speeds are the smaller numbers? I'm just learning and I think I've figured out that to catch speed I must use the bigger numbers... (mine can go up to 2000, or down to 2). I think I've figure out that that means 2 seconds, or 1/2000 of a second - right? So longer shutter speed is the 2 seconds?
I really truly appreciate your help!
July 03, 2004
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Bob Cammarata |
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Hi Diane, I sent you a response to your e-mail.
July 05, 2004
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Diane Dupuis |
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Thanks so much Bob! I will look at my manual closer, but although I've studied it twice (it is not as in-depth as I would like) I haven't really spent too much time in the flash pages... Thanks again! (PS I'm using another BP address (not my usual one which hooks up to my member gallery) because as of Friday, for some unknown reason, I have not received one notification e-mail from miotke@betterphoto.com. Heather and I still haven't worked out the problem, so I'm using a hotmail address in the meantime to get my notification mail... Thanks again for responding!
July 05, 2004
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