I went on a company-sponsored trip to Santa Barbara for a wine tasting tour. This is the first time I'm out with a full 28-50-90 setup, and I found that I still have much to learn.
As we started, I mounted the 28'Cron, thinking that it could be crowded at the bar so the wide angle should give me more room to capture the group, plus I would probably take some landscape shots of the grape vines. It was a good choice, I think, but it was a lot harder to get a good shot of the group since many had their backs to me when they're chatting in a group. Also, the bright sun light outside of the windows and doors was throwing off the metering. Looking back, I probably should have switched to 50'Lux for the indoor shots.
As we started, I mounted the 28'Cron, thinking that it could be crowded at the bar so the wide angle should give me more room to capture the group, plus I would probably take some landscape shots of the grape vines. It was a good choice, I think, but it was a lot harder to get a good shot of the group since many had their backs to me when they're chatting in a group. Also, the bright sun light outside of the windows and doors was throwing off the metering. Looking back, I probably should have switched to 50'Lux for the indoor shots.
Laura, our wine tour guide...
Second stop, plus lunch, was at a private ranch with a gorgeous outdoor setting. I slapped on the 90'Elmarit because everyone was sitting down, so I wanted to get some nice close up portraits without getting into their faces while they're eating. The results were excellent mostly because I had the sun working in my favor, too.
Third stop, back into cramped space, so I put the 28'Cron back on. I was getting buzzed and so were the others, so conversations and laughters grew louder. Surprising to me, we didn't get to see acres and acres of grape vines except for the first stop because most of tasting houses are not where the vineyards actually were.
Later that night, we had a big campfire going and the drinking continued. I've always had a hard time getting good captures in that setting. But this time, I pushed the ISO all the way up to 2500 and the 50'Lux provided just enough exposure to get some nice shots without much shakes, movements, or blurs. If you would like to check out the full set, you can see them [HERE].
Later that night, we had a big campfire going and the drinking continued. I've always had a hard time getting good captures in that setting. But this time, I pushed the ISO all the way up to 2500 and the 50'Lux provided just enough exposure to get some nice shots without much shakes, movements, or blurs. If you would like to check out the full set, you can see them [HERE].
Pondering the blues...
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