Here are some more examples of photos that were shot during an award presentation-cum-singing event, using available light. The film used was again the ISO 800 type and the action was recorded with a handheld EF 300mm f/2.8L USM telephoto lens. The first photo of a joke between the emcees, Malaysia's Angely Phua and Hong Kong's Philip Chan, was captured quite easily - after making sure then my hands wouldn't shake despite the 1/250 sec. shutter speed. Next is the photo of the two Taiwanese artistes belting out a duet. Spot metering was used to read the exposure value off their faces, ignoring the darker surroundings and the colors of their clothes. Joking between the emcees Singing a duet     E-Kin Cheng getting a kiss Flash photography Spot metering was also used in the photo of HK's E-Kin Cheng being kissed by one of his fans. This type of shot needs the use of the Spot metering feature, regardless of whether you are using an ISO 400 or 800 type of film since the darker surroundings are very likely to mislead your camera's Evaluative or Center-weighted meter. If the EOS camera used happens to be Type A versions like the EOS 300, EOS-3 or the EOS-1v, the chances of getting reliable exposures on scenes like this via their respective Evaluative metering are anytime better than most Type B models. Flash photography can also be used with ISO 800 film - there are bound to be occasions where it is allowed and you will find that the high speed film inside your camera still has a long way to go before it can be rewound. Instead of switching film midway, just attach the Speedlite unit onto your camera and shoot, as though there is no ISO 800 emulsion loaded. When used with EOS cameras, the ISO 800 film will enable the Speedlite to provide fill-in flash coverage indoors in higher shutter speeds in Av mode or greater depth-of-field in Tv. However, sometimes the appearance can be dull-looking, as is the result with the final photo on this page (above) due to two high contrast elements canceling out each other - those from the lens and the film used. After all, an ISO 800 film is designed for capturing subjects in low-contrast situations like available and low light, so when ample lighting is widely present (daytime and fill-in flash), the result can be far from satisfactory as compared to those shot with ISO 400 or slower emulsions. Text and photos by Philip Chong. Copyright 2000 by Canon Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .