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© Aaron K. K

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Uploaded: October 16, 2005

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Night Out

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Jon Close October 16, 2005

So what's the problem?
;-)
This looks like it was taken with a flash - which gave decent exposure to the 2 girls at the center and froze their movement - combined with a long shutter speed that gave good background exposure but allowed blurring from both the subjects motion and camera shake. It's a good combination for this type of subject, but you need better bracing for the camera (or a monopod/tripod).

I suspect the greenish spotlight in the upper left is responsible for the greenish ghosting/flare. In this situation, be mindful of flare from spotlights shininig in your direction. Use a lens hood and/or change the composition to avoid the spotlight. Remove any filters from the lens (or use a high quality multicoated filter).

A faster shutter speed would have frozen the motion, and the flash still give good exposure to the 2 closest subjects. But the flash has very limited working distance and cannot light the whole room. A faster shutter speed would have left the background dark or black which would completely robbed the photo of its ambience and context. #327725

Jon Close October 16, 2005

P.S. the multiple images of the same person - in particular the blue and white striped shirt guy in the background - was probably due to a strobe light in the club. #1958770

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