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Exposure Bracketing

December 2, 2018January 14, 2023Posted in photographyTagged Dedham MA, Exposure Bracketing, Exposure Bracketing | return to Mother Brook, Fuji XPro1, leo brady, Mother Brook, realreality productions boston MA, Stone Mill2 Comments

Exposure bracketing is a simple technique professional photographers use to ensure they properly expose their pictures, especially in challenging lighting situations. When you expose for a scene, your camera’s light meter will select an aperture / shutter speed combination that it believes will give a properly exposed picture. Exposure bracketing means that you take two more pictures: one slightly under-exposed (usually by dialing in a negative exposure compensation, say -1/3EV), and the second one slightly over-exposed (usually by dialing in a positive exposure compensation, say +1/3EV), again according to your camera’s light meter.

For my tests, I chose a familiar subject, Mother Brook and added some shots of the dam at Stone Mill.

https://realrealityproductions.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/stone-mill-mother-brook-dedham-ma/

I chose an auto exposure bracketing setting of 2/3, which produces an image of normal(0)EV, +2/3(+.7)EV and -2/3(-.7) EV. All these images are jpgs and have been shot large. I also shoot raw. I’m looking for a certain balance of grays and a deeper black from my black and white images. lb

Note: One thing that I never really thought about, with respect to auto exposure bracketing is how the images are shot by the camera (i.e. were three separates images with three different exposure settings produced or did the camera use the same image and somehow produce different exposure settings with the data from the one image, three times?). The camera produces three separate images which are three different moments in time. The image differences are indistinguishable in a static scene but not in a scene with movement. You can see this with the snowflakes in the second series of shots.

Example #1

It was a clear, sunny day. This set of three images below is a good example of what you can expect in good light from the Xpro1 when bracketing is set as mentioned above.

Fuji XPro1 18mm(27mm equiv.) f/13 @ 1/420s 0EV

Fuji XPro1 18mm(27mm equiv.) f/10 @ 1/420s +0.7EV

Fuji XPro1 18mm(27mm equiv.) f/16 @ 1/420s -0.7EV

Example #2

It was a gray, snowy day for this set of three images.

Fuji XPro1 18mm(27mm equiv.) 0EV

Fuji XPro1 18mm(27mm equiv.) +.7EV

Fuji XPro1 18mm(27mm equiv.) -.7EV

More images to come from the mill complex and dam.

Three Point Lighting

November 26, 2018February 2, 2021Posted in lighting, photography, resources, videoTagged Edward Pincus, Green Screen Outlet, Steven Ascher, The Filmmaker’s Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age, Three Point LightingLeave a comment

Below is a short, introductory tutorial for the documentarian / filmmaker / photographer on three point lighting. Lighting a subject, is often an after thought by many inexperienced media makers but it is an essential element of any production that strives for professional look. It can also be effectively used to elicit a certain style or mood.

I’ve found the setup of studio lighting the most challenging element of media production. And there is a multitude of lighting hardware to choose from, even before you begin. That said with a bit of research, patience and practice, success will be yours.

Try practicing your setup, at home or if you have control of your filming environment, setup and adjust there, beforehand.

Another great source of ideas for lighting along with other media production topics is The Filmmaker’s Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age by Steven Ascher, Edward Pincus

change is

November 9, 2018April 28, 2021Posted in photography, thoughtTagged Autumn, Boston MA, Change, change is just change..., Fall, leo f. brady, realreality productions boston MALeave a comment

just change… ;-)

The Fourth Privilege – Stone Mill at Mother Brook, Dedham, MA.

November 5, 2018January 31, 2022Posted in photographyTagged Black and White, Charles River, Dedham MA, Fourth Privilege, leo f. brady, realreality productions boston MA, Stone Mill3 Comments

The Fourth Privilege – Stone Mill and Dam at Mother Brook, Dedham, MA.

The Fourth Privilege is the fourth mill and damn built on Mother Brook. It’s fed by the Charles River. The Mill is now condominiums. You can’t see the damn from this angle but it’s on the left.

More Info:

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMDRPB_1639_History_of_Mother_Brook_2009_Dedham_MA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Brook#Fourth_privilege_2

Dock at the Bluefish River Reservoir, Duxbury, MA – Redux

October 26, 2018April 28, 2021Posted in photographyTagged Dock at the Bluefish River Reservoir, Duxbury, Kodak 100TMax, leo brady, MA1 Comment

Dock at the Bluefish River Reservoir, Duxbury, MA

Shot on Kodak 100TMax film, processed and scanned digitally with minor cleanup

October

October 20, 2018October 13, 2022Posted in photographyTagged Black and White, Cape Cod, leo f. brady, Massachusetts5 Comments

October

Paines Creek Beach, Brewster, MA.

October 13, 2018April 25, 2021Posted in photographyTagged Brewster, Cape Cod, leo f. brady, MA, Paines Creek Beach, SummerLeave a comment

Paines Creek Beach, Brewster, MA.

A dock in Dennis, MA.

September 18, 2018April 25, 2021Posted in photographyTagged A dock in Dennis, Dennis, leo f. brady, MA, mini me2 Comments

Mr. Mantis came by to say Hi…

September 15, 2018April 25, 2021Posted in photographyTagged Boston MA, leo f. brady, Praying MantisLeave a comment

Hey All

The other day, just after I woke up, Mr Mantis came by. I’m not sure how many times I’ve seen a Praying Mantis, up close, in my life but it’s not too many. I’m also not sure if this is really a Mr Mantis or Ms. Mantis either ;-). I’m afraid these images aren’t my best but… These Mantis’ are strangely intriguing.

From what I’ve learned; of the three Mantis’ that reside in the United States only one is native, the Carolina Mantis. The other two were introduced from Europe and China, in the last century.

Click on the images to take a closer look.

learn more: http://itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/praying-mantis/

take care

leo

Christian A Herter Intercommunity Garden along the Charles River in Allston-Brighton, MA

August 13, 2018April 25, 2021Posted in photographyTagged Allston-Brighton, Boston MA, Charles River, Christian A Herter Intercommunity Garden, leo f. brady, MALeave a comment

Hi All

Hope you’re well!

Here are some pics of an organic community garden on the Charles River that’s been operating since 1976.

I hope you find them and it interesting.

take care

leo

Welcome to the Christian A Herter Intercommunity Garden!

We are an organic community garden located along the Charles River in Allston-Brighton, MA. We’ve served as a communal gardening space since 1976. Today, a diverse group of individuals and families maintain almost 70 plots where they grow flowers and fresh produce to enjoy at home.

more info: