Re: Packard Museum-Ft Lauderdale,Fl

Posted by GREEN-ENGINE-BLOCK On 2011/3/28 13:13:21

Do you see image 2993 posted by user "1938 club coupe"? That white sedan is the 1932 shovel-nose. Notice how the backround is dark, but The car is in perfect focus in that photo. The car sits in the Southern wing of the building. That wing seems to me to have somewhat less light than the north wing of the museum. The museum has porthole windows which sit up high, close to the roof. The museum trys to make use of natural lighting to give just enough extra lighting, to supplement the limited amount overhead fixtures, and keep electric costs down. There are also wall sconces. From a photography perspective, unless you're a professional photographer hauling in lights, and reflecting screens, photography is tricky for the amateur. You want the cars in perfect focus! Your lighting is affected by what time of day you are at the museum, because the natural light filters into the museum porthole windows at different directions, depending upon the sun's position. automatic focus cameras offer different modes. Cameras today offer a "natural light" mode which is different from a regular "automatic" mode. then theres "natural light with flash" and "natural light without flash." What is a perfect photo is a matter of taste. But the wrong camera setting with too much light exposure will give you blurry shots of the cars. Flash or no flash is a matter of personal taste. I think, if you can get a decent photo without flash, go for it, because flash can distort colors.