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scottbergerphoto
5th of April 2005 (Tue), 06:51
I stopped at a fire scene on the way to work this morning. The fire was out but there were still alot of trucks and firemen cleaning up, busting windows, hosing down the debris. I hadn't stopped for one before. I was able to see that some of the principles I had learned about taking pictures of people in black actually do apply. NYC Firefighters wear black gear as opposed to yellow in some areas. Those suits like a black tux at a wedding make the camera want to overexpose ambient light and flash like crazy. I dialed down the EC to -1 and the FEC to -1 and everything went fine. Made my morning!
By the way, I was using my new carry bag camera, the G6. It worked great.

Mills
5th of April 2005 (Tue), 06:58
You got it Scott. How about posting some of them?

scottbergerphoto
5th of April 2005 (Tue), 07:06
You got it Scott. How about posting some of them?
I am at work now. I hope to put some up later this week.

Mills
5th of April 2005 (Tue), 08:09
Thanks Scott. Looking forward to them. If the weather is nearly as nice in New York as it is today in Chicago, don't work too hard.