P3D Christmas lights

["David W. Kesner" <drdave@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Well it finally snowed here in good ol' Boise, Idaho on Christmas 
day. After the presents were opened, the fine meal eaten, and the 
sun went down I took my camera, brand new Manfrotto tripod, and 
several rolls of Ektachrome Elite II film out to capture the Christmas 
lights.

In the past I had to judge exposures with my Realist, but now I was 
armed with an RBT X3. I set the camera up on the tripod, 
composed the shot, choose an fstop (usually f11 or f16) and 
opened the shutter. I let the camera choose the length of exposure 
(anywhere from 8-20 seconds).

Last night I got the film back and mounted up and to say I am 
impressed is an understatement. The RBT performed flawlessly in 
many different light situations from houses completely covered with 
thousands of lights to a tree with just a few strings, to flood lit nativity 
scenes. Even the shots with animation turned out great. One had a 
carousel and a ferris wheel and another had a hot air balloon that 
went up and down and a helicopter with moving rotors. They made 
for some great shots.

If anyone is interested in seeing my results, I am always open to 
exchanging slides for viewing. I am sure some of these will make 
their way into the SSA Gama Folio.

That's all for now,

David W. Kesner
Boise, Idaho, USA
drdave@xxxxxxxxxx


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