Sherri Nestico
March 7th, 2010, 11:06 AM
After a week of steers and ducks and mechanical bulls, the dogs wrapped up the animal shows at the St. Lucie County Fair on Saturday.
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This is the first assignment where I was fiddling with the gain on practically every shot. I had a hard time getting any contrast with the dark dogs inside the shady arena, so up the gain went (I topped out at +18 dB). I also manually set the white balance at the 5600K preset (I have found that to be a great all-purpose setting). I didn't use my monopod this time around, as the last time I used it in that arena, I set it down squarely in a fresh cow patty. That was delightful.
Videos: St. Lucie County Fair goes to the dogs - Treasure Coast, FL | TCPalm.com (http://www.tcpalm.com/videos/detail/st-lucie-county-fair-goes-dogs/)
This is the first assignment where I was fiddling with the gain on practically every shot. I had a hard time getting any contrast with the dark dogs inside the shady arena, so up the gain went (I topped out at +18 dB). I also manually set the white balance at the 5600K preset (I have found that to be a great all-purpose setting). I didn't use my monopod this time around, as the last time I used it in that arena, I set it down squarely in a fresh cow patty. That was delightful.