elf Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 On New Years' Eve I was out shooting the local festivities. There was the obligatory Clydesdales with hayride - great family pix, great horses, the whole shebang. Dusk. Fill flash. Whoops. All kinds of reflective tape on things - peoples' ski jackets, the horses' bridles, the safety vest of the guy helping people onto the carriage, the fringe on the carriage roof. perhaps you can imagine what the pix looked like. Hot, hot, hot reflections if the flash was able to light the rest of the scene, nothing if I didn't use the flash. (Slide film, slow speed etc.) How does one shoot this sort of thing???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 You'll have to get the flash way, way, way off camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_strong3 Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 I'm not sure moving the flash away from the lens will do it. This is not like red-eye. Just be thankful you are shooting digital so you can easily remove the offending reflections. You ARE shooting digital, aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiblanke Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Looks like a case for high-speed film like a 1600 or even something like a delta 3200 together with a fast lens. But these are either B&W or print films, but I guess you have to live with it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_gillette Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Unfortunately (at least for most photo purposes) these retro-reflective tapes and vests, etc., are extremely effective at what they do. Any lighting from the direction of the camera will get great reflections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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