P3D Christmas lights

[roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (John W Roberts)]

Here's an old post on the topic:

>From bfmny0!tneff@xxxxxxxxxxxx Mon Dec  9 14:15:39 1991
>Date: Mon, 9 Dec 91 10:38:58 PST
>From: Mike Watters <watters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Christmas Lights
>To: 3d%bfmny0@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Stereo Photography)

>I haven't tried to do christmas lights yet, but when I was shooting the
>Main Street Electrical Parade at DisneyLand I was using a Realist 45 open
>all the way (ASA 50 film at 1/25 f3.5) and I was quite pleased with the
>results.  The colors of the bulbs were preserved, enough light was on the
>performers to softly illuminate a few faces and the spectators were only
>seen black silloetes(sorry about the spelling).

>If you wanted more of the scenery (colors on plastic Santas and reindeer etc)
>you might try the same exposure adding a flash.  I used that on some
>pictures of our christmas tree a couple years back to get the tree well lit
>and retain the colors/brightness of the lights.

>	-mike

John R


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