Okay. I’ve been meaning to write part 2 of the image exposure piece, but last night I went to this sixties party. I’ve been struggling to take photos in the dark. I know I’ve written about it, but the camera has limits. Even with maximum aperture, you will have either use long exposure, or use a flash.

Now I won’t trouble you with all the crappy photos I took there. All my attempts of not using the flash resulted in a terribly shaky scene. Using an external flash would have been best I believe, but I’ve yet to acquire one. So I used the Lucille’s built in flash:

Danna blowing bubbles

This picture was shot at 1/6 seconds at maximum aperture (f/4.5… I also need new lens?).

I used a flash, but I was far away enough not to overexpose Danna. I also used a nice trick here: right after the flash fired I zoomed in, blurring the surroundings. Had she been moving, the photo would have been messed up, but slowly blowing bubbles made Danna quite static.

And the party itself? It wasn’t Woodstock but the beer was free