When you have 3 kids all revved up and rearin' to go and need to let them burn off some energy, I suggest Monkey Bizness at the Olathe Great Mall. We had a couple of boys spending the day with us along with Cameron and decided a trip to Monkey Bizness is what they (and we) needed.
Shooting in there can be a real challenge. The ceilings are about 30 feet high and the lighting is all fluorescent. So using available light means high ISO's and a green tint to everything. To use flash means you have to use direct flash as bouncing off of such high ceilings is not gonna work. But then you want to tone down your flash so as to avoid blowing out detail.
So in the end I used direct flash, and finally got something I liked!
Shot spex: RAW Image, Pentax K10D, ISO 800, 200mm, f11, 1/90 sec., flash aimed at subject but dialed to -1.0.
PhotoShop spex: Smart Sharpened (as always), adjusted Levels and Brightness/Contrast. Then I applied the Golden Eye Sharpening Technique.
Tunes listened to while editing: The Ramones - Ramones Mania. A little trip down memory lane. The Ramones for me go back about 25 years. What a great band! They had some great tunes!
Mixing ambient and flash is always a challenge, especially with different color light. Nice work on this exposure, it looks very natural.
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