Grant Park Election Night with an M3...and flash!

[Steve Bellayr]

Excellent: Post more, please.

 

[Ron (Netherlands)]

I like them too. But in order not to distract the viewer, I you advise to put in much smaller copyright lettering

 

[pachuco]

I like them too. But in order not to distract the viewer, I you advise to put in much smaller copyright lettering

Good suggestion. Photoshelter puts the copyright on the image when you post them somewhere and I have not seen a function to make it smaller. I'll check again.

 

[pachuco]

Great shots Carlos. I guess i have no excuse for not finishing up mine now. I've edited down to 25. I'll try to get up by the end of the day.

I was there with the Canon P with a 21/4, and 50/1.8. No flash tho.

Did you have a baseball cap on? I saw what I thought was another RF user waiting in the line but I did not see what he was using. I can't wait to see your images!

 

[pachuco]

Voigtlander 40mm? I assume you use whole viewfinder, how do you find that, close to what you expect on the neg?

BTW thanks for sharing.

Also, to those that don't know, camera without metering no problem when fixed to one shutter speed and using a flash! As OP points out, couldn't be easier if you keep in mind subject distance..

I do use the whole viewfinder and it has worked great for me. Once in a while I will get a surprise on the side of an image but as the curly haired painter called them, they are my happy accidents.

 

[rogue_designer]

Did you have a baseball cap on? I saw what I thought was another RF user waiting in the line but I did not see what he was using. I can't wait to see your images!

Nope - I was in a fedora and linen blazer. With a short blonde.

c'est moi.

 

[pachuco]

I certainly did not see you then, but man you two look sharp!

 

[tbm]

Where did you have the flash attached and by what type of cable?

 

[pachuco]

Where did you have the flash attached and by what type of cable?

I mounted the flash into the cold shoe and just used a standard sync cable with an adapter I found online for 17 bucks. Worked like a charm!

 

[jayjee]

Great photos. What a night!

 

[Lilserenity]

Superb work, really enjoyed looking at those and I wish I was there. I remember walking through Grant Park four years ago (2004), who'd have imagined it that 4 years later Obama who had only then been elected as senator in '04 for Illinois would be president-elect now...

Thanks for sharing, beautiful inspiring work.