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14-MAY-2008	Penny Street

5th(tie) - The Loft
by Penny Street

NYC

With the use of the flash I was able to show both the store window and the reflections, where without it the reflections would have dominated.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi ,Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Xr Di-II LD IF
1/60s f/5.6 at 18.0mm iso100 hide exif

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Date/Time 14-May-2008 00:52:26

Make Canon

Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi

Flash Used No

Focal Length 18 mm

Exposure Time 1/60 sec

Aperture f/5.6

ISO Equivalent 100

Exposure Bias

White Balance

Metering Mode matrix (5)

JPEG Quality

Exposure Program shutter priority (2)

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ctfchallenge 18-May-2008 17:17
thanks CJ!
Penny Street

ctfchallenge 17-May-2008 17:48
Interesting and mind boggling Penny! It makes me want to examine it closely to try and figure everything out! :-) CJ

Rod 16-May-2008 18:49
Good info Tom, thanks. I haven't looked into the reasons but when I took some flash picys at a wedding in AV mode they came out over exposed. I think wot happened is I was taking non flash picys set on F8 & the camera was setting the shutter speed. I put the flash on & I think the camera changed the shutter speed to 1/200s to sync the flash which then over exposed the scene which needed a higher shutter speed. It's not the cameras fault as I should have known the sync speeds & adjusted the F stop to expose properly , then I think the camera would have worked as you described. In manual I look at the meter in the viewfinder & adjust my F stops or shutter & can underexpose the picy to make the background darker & the flash then exposes the subject correctly. Mind you I'm really green at this so this is wot I think is happening:-)

ctfchallenge 16-May-2008 17:08
thanks for the comments and for the info Tom!
What you are saying really makes sense with what I always thought were the differences between P and all the other settings. Flash or no flash.
Penny Street

Guest 16-May-2008 14:49
This is very nice!! the combination of reflection and the reality is very interesting.
Creative use of flash indeed!
-Cat

Guest 16-May-2008 04:39
Rod & Penny Street,
Just last week I went to a workshop let by the regional Canon rep. He explained this very this about the flash;
P & A-DEP = Exposes primarily for flash (flash is the main light source)
M, Av, & Tv = Exposes as if flash is not on (flash combines with ambient light)
Hope that helps.
PS; mannequins & reflections, two of my faves. The colors & composition bring this shot to life.

ctfchallenge 15-May-2008 22:13
For this I used P. But I will try it next time in manual.
Penny Street

Rod 15-May-2008 19:52
Penny have you tried shooting flash in manual mode yet? It's easier than it sounds & the main benefit is the flash just acts as a fill flash. I think in AV & TV modes it acts as the main light source. I think it only acts as a fill in P mode also. This picy worked great, but try it for your next epic work:-)

ctfchallenge 15-May-2008 12:58
ha ha! thanks Rod

Rod 15-May-2008 07:54
The competition between the reflections & the store window is almost mind bending, wot a great idea. You might become the first girl to turn into an ahrtiiiiiiist:-) This looks great on my screen, terrific work Penny.

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	14-May-2008 00:52:26
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	18 mm
Exposure Time	1/60 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent	100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	shutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge		17-May-2008 17:48
Interesting and mind boggling Penny! It makes me want to examine it closely to try and figure everything out! :-) CJ

Rod		16-May-2008 18:49
Good info Tom, thanks. I haven't looked into the reasons but when I took some flash picys at a wedding in AV mode they came out over exposed. I think wot happened is I was taking non flash picys set on F8 & the camera was setting the shutter speed. I put the flash on & I think the camera changed the shutter speed to 1/200s to sync the flash which then over exposed the scene which needed a higher shutter speed. It's not the cameras fault as I should have known the sync speeds & adjusted the F stop to expose properly , then I think the camera would have worked as you described. In manual I look at the meter in the viewfinder & adjust my F stops or shutter & can underexpose the picy to make the background darker & the flash then exposes the subject correctly. Mind you I'm really green at this so this is wot I think is happening:-)

ctfchallenge		16-May-2008 17:08
thanks for the comments and for the info Tom! What you are saying really makes sense with what I always thought were the differences between P and all the other settings. Flash or no flash. Penny Street

Guest		16-May-2008 14:49
This is very nice!! the combination of reflection and the reality is very interesting. Creative use of flash indeed! -Cat

Guest		16-May-2008 04:39
Rod & Penny Street, Just last week I went to a workshop let by the regional Canon rep. He explained this very this about the flash; P & A-DEP = Exposes primarily for flash (flash is the main light source) M, Av, & Tv = Exposes as if flash is not on (flash combines with ambient light) Hope that helps. PS; mannequins & reflections, two of my faves. The colors & composition bring this shot to life.

ctfchallenge		15-May-2008 22:13
For this I used P. But I will try it next time in manual. Penny Street

Rod		15-May-2008 19:52
Penny have you tried shooting flash in manual mode yet? It's easier than it sounds & the main benefit is the flash just acts as a fill flash. I think in AV & TV modes it acts as the main light source. I think it only acts as a fill in P mode also. This picy worked great, but try it for your next epic work:-)

Rod		15-May-2008 07:54
The competition between the reflections & the store window is almost mind bending, wot a great idea. You might become the first girl to turn into an ahrtiiiiiiist:-) This looks great on my screen, terrific work Penny.

5th(tie) - The Loftby Penny Street

NYC

5th(tie) - The Loft
by Penny Street