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Are multiple exposures allowed? I have one I’m about to enter but someone is questioning it.

Same fork, shot twice under 2 different lights

if it was done in camera (not photoshopped) i *think* it should be fine.

if you put it together in photoshop, probably not.

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What’s your hubby’s login? If he has one it wouldn’t hurt for him to enter.

he’s a liter, but he never wants to play for some reason. ’tis a shame, because he’s got some great stuff and would probably do pretty damn well. maybe i’ll sponsor him for xmas.

Silly boy…tell him he wouldn’t be the only hubby ever dragged into this 😉

i have, i think he’s afraid he’ll get addicted and then not get anything accomplished.

i don’t know where he came up with THAT idea. 😆

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What’s your hubby’s login? If he has one it wouldn’t hurt for him to enter.

he’s a liter, but he never wants to play for some reason. ’tis a shame, because he’s got some great stuff and would probably do pretty damn well. maybe i’ll sponsor him for xmas.

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i voted for once a month, but i don’t know that i can be available to post the boobies on sundays as well as wednesdays – really i’m fine with doing the classic contests on wednesdays in lieu of a new topic.

so really, i’m voting for *maybe an occasional* sunday contest but am absolutely completely happy with doing the contests (both new and classics) on wednesdays.

mikemikeb – i think you’re remiss in saying that voting for ‘make me a marg’ will skew the results but not posting any other option for not having sunday contests at all. it’s going to make people think they’re screwing something up if they vote for margarita; but then if they don’t want sunday contests there is no other option other than not to vote, which will definitely skew the results.

/my $.02

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wheee intarwebs!!!! i did a funny fork shoot this weekend – mr. monkeybort has serious questions about my sanity. but then again, i’m not 100% sure of his, so i think it evens out.

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sweet, thanks mikemikeb. i didn’t know that the rebel didn’t have spot metering.

FWIW, ohiopyro, i carry the manual to my camera everywhere. you never know when you’re going to need it and if you’re changing settings or looking for a particular function it can be a lifesaver.

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tripod would be a big pain, and usually stages are well lit enough that you shouldn’t need one. all of those shots of mine of mandatory air are w/out flash or tripod, shooting at 200 iso (i think, that’s what i’m usually set at).

re: metering the lead singer – if you don’t have a handheld meter, change the metering system on your camera to ‘spot’ (just for this, otherwise i think spot metering is a pain in the butt but it’s totally whatever works for you), and frame a shot on the singer’s face – center square right on him. make note of the exposure and set it in manual mode to that f-stop and shutter speed.

unless it’s an active band, then that won’t work very well. i don’t have too much trouble just using the auto functions (instead of setting the exposure manually) but i’ve heard this method recommended a few times.

i’m the fastest response in the west, baby. 😛

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i’m a big fan of shutter drag – set your flash to 2nd curtain (should be one of the custom function options) and your exposure to around 1/10 or 1/15 – you’ll get some interesting results! and play with it for sure – different shutter speeds = different results.

otherwise i recommend cranking the ISO and shooting w/out a flash. meter from the lead singer and set it manually – stage lights can screw you up. white balance can be hard too, especially if they have some sort of light show. if their lights are fixed, try to set a custom white balance as well, otherwise they’re all going to be pretty red.

here’s a link to some of the stuff i’ve shot. i’m by no means a master, and most of these were actually taken with my point and shoot, but there are some good examples of that shutter drag i was talking about. one of these days i’ll bring my big girl gear, but i’m always afraid of something getting spilled on it since most of the shows around here are in bars. just a chickenshit i suppose. 🙂

have fun, and congrats to your brother!!!

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schnee – it’s on its way!

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heh, that’s ok. nate enjoyed being able to use his pocket knife to render it helpless.

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schnee – gmail me your address and i’ll most likely get it out tomorrow or the next day. w00t!!!

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i’ve got my shot and am ready to send it on – i see on the frappr map that there are a couple of people in cali, otherwise schnee – you’re next if neither of them respond!

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thanks for all the suggestions everyone – i pretty much just said ‘fark it’ and re-formatted. my husband has pretty much identical shots and there weren’t that many on there – i was just hoping for an easy fix like ‘oh hey, there’s a chicken in your flux capacitor, that’s your problem right there!’

and anneb – i am brave, but not technical at all. i think that brave + technoidiot probably = don’t mess with it.

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makes no matter to me, other than i’ve already shot my autumn stuff and now all the leaves have fallen…..of course i could work some stuff with dead branches or other fall-related things……

long story short, sounds cool to me!!! 😛

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After my fighting with HDR this week, all I have to say is, “Thank GOODNESS! And pass the cutlery!”

heh, amen to that! i just hope i make the time to set up the stuff i have in mind – should be a very entertaining contest next week!

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