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| This shot done for the Abrahams-Eyster architectural firm is pretty much required when covering a dramatic building. We call it a "magic hour" shot. If successful, one can almost hear from inside the tinkling of ice cubes in crystal tumblers. Magic hour means really two things: first, it is the time of day when the light ouside ballances the glow from the interior. Second, since the first never really happens, it;s magic if it takes less than an hour to shoot, bracketing exposures and color temperatures with the seriously locked-down Better Light camera to be blended later with a series of masks. See the small shots below for the elements that made this shot. |
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| #1: At 6 PM, the exterior walls still had some modelling light from the sky |
#2: 6:15 and the sky was as good is it wou ld get |
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| #3: 6:40, No more ambient daylight and the family room could be shot with a tungsten color temperature set |
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| #4:6:45 and a lighter exposure for the main room. |
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| #5: 7:00 We realized that pool wasn't going to get any brighter. We cranked the camera to as long an exposure as we dared, the equivilant of F-8 and 1/8 sec, with an ISO of 1200 and the pool surrendered its murky light. |
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