R-D1 at night

Johnmcd

Johnmcd

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Getting withdrawal symptoms from not taking enough photos. But I did manage to snap a couple during dinner the other night of a couple of the guys I am away with on a work course.

For me, this is the strength of the R-D1 and CV 40/1.4 combo. Low light night portraits at 800 iso.

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Cheers - John
 
Pretty good night portraits, I'd say... makes me want to get a 40/1.4...

Have you considered converting to BW so that the main subject stand out more as compared to the background red brake lights, e.g. in picture #2?
 
Fun Shots....the background has a lovely soft oof glimmer

Yes, :) the 40/1.4 is Special on the RD1
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Great shots!
Isn't it great to sit together with some colleagues from a work course and have some beer?
Fun nights, mostly...
 
Kent said:
Great shots!
Isn't it great to sit together with some colleagues from a work course and have some beer?
Fun nights, mostly...
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Thanks Kent. It's great as we are all mates but a 3 month course is a little long :)

John
 
desire said:
Pretty good night portraits, I'd say... makes me want to get a 40/1.4...

Have you considered converting to BW so that the main subject stand out more as compared to the background red brake lights, e.g. in picture #2?
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Hi Desire,

I convert quite a lot of my shots to B/W or sepia (via Epson Raw) and I can see what you mean, but in this case I kind of like the background colours, even if they are a little distracting.

Cheers - John
 
John - those are some great shots of your mates. How did you get such good white balance? Epson RAW? In my experience shooting high-ISO JPEGs at night I get more grain and WB problems.
 
jmkelly said:
John - those are some great shots of your mates. How did you get such good white balance? Epson RAW? In my experience shooting high-ISO JPEGs at night I get more grain and WB problems.
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I always shoot raw and use Epson Raw. I usually don't need to adjust the WB but occasionally pick the best of Epson Raw's selection.

I also limit it to 800 iso which I really believe is the R-D1's strength.

Hope that helps - John
 
Johnmcd said:
I always shoot raw and use Epson Raw. I usually don't need to adjust the WB but occasionally pick the best of Epson Raw's selection.

I also limit it to 800 iso which I really believe is the R-D1's strength.

Hope that helps - John
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So do I but with Lightroom. Very nice shots and you're right, ISO 800 is outstanding with the R-D1, especially with people being the subject.
 
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