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Night Time Photos With a Fash
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Jon Close |
(1) The amount of light from your flash reduces with the square of the distance to your subject. The usable distance of most built-in flashes is about 18 feet with 400 speed film and an f/4 lens, half that with 100 speed film. Big Ben was far beyond the range of your flash. (2) When using automatic exposure mode with the flash, the camera generally sets the shutter to a hand-holdable speed, like 1/60 second. That's too short an exposure to record a dark scene that your flash is unable to light up, so your flash picture came out black. When you didn't use the flash, the automatic exposure sets a much longer shutter speed since it's not expecting extra light from the flash. The building surface looks orange because the film is balanced for colors under sunlight, but the incandescent lights lighting the building have a "warmer" (yellow/orange) color balance than daylight.
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Jim Covill |
With a few exceptions, most flashes are designed for use in home sized rooms and maybe (maybe!) very small size stages. Taking pictures in hockey arenas, concerts etc is beyond their capability. Invest in a study tripod and have fun exploring another new frontier in photogaphy (wins and losses guaranteed!)
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