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Deadman's Estimated Exposures

(for 400 ASA b/w film) f/22 @ 1/1000s Only encountered on the surface of the sun: the photographers equivalent of "the one that got away" in fishing. Extreme bright frontal midday sun in highly reflective environment such as beach or desert. Rarely encountered. Shadows will be completely black. Extremely bright frontal midday sun. Most shadows will be rendered as black. Frontal midday sun: no important parts of the subject in shadow. Glancing midday sun: subject mostly in sun but some shadows with important detail. Also very bright open shade or bright hazy light. Open shade or backlit subject where subject does not fill frame. Midday cloud. Darker shade, or framefilling backlit subject. Also darker cloud, fading afternoon light. Dark shade or rainclouds. Very dark shade, eg under portico or bus-stop. Dark storm clouds. Failing light. 15 minutes after sundown. Streetlights coming on. Bright interior of store or fast food joint. Bright store windows at night.

f/22 @ 1/500s

f/22 @ 1/250

f/16@ 1/250

f/11 @ 1/250

f/8 @ 1/250

f/5.6 @ 1/250

f/4 @ 1/250 f/2.8 @ 1/250

f/2.8 @ 1/125 f/2.8 @ 1/60

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pinkheadedbug.com: photography by John Brownlow f/2 @ 1/60 Regular store interior. London Underground trains. Darker (but still lit) store interior. Bright London Underground. Brightly lit street at night. Well-lit street at night (store windows will be overexposed). Normal house interior at night. Dark house interior at night. Cathedral interior. Candlelight.

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f/2 @ 1/30

f/1.4 @ 1/30

f/1.4 @ 1/15

f/1 @ 1/15

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18/11/2005