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Exposure guesses

Filed in Photos on August 15th 05 .

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.
f/22 @ 1/500s Extreme bright frontal midday sun in highly reflective environment such as beach or desert. Rarely encountered. Shadows will be completely black.
f/22 @ 1/250 Extremely bright frontal midday sun. Most shadows will be rendered as black.
f/16@ 1/250 Frontal midday sun: no important parts of the subject in shadow.
f/11 @ 1/250 Glancing midday sun: subject mostly in sun but some shadows with important detail. Also very bright open shade or bright hazy light.
f/8 @ 1/250 Open shade or backlit subject where subject does not fill frame. Midday cloud.
f/5.6 @ 1/250 Darker shade, or frame-filling backlit subject. Also darker cloud, fading afternoon light.
f/4 @ 1/250 Dark shade or rainclouds.
f/2.8 @ 1/250 Very dark shade, eg under portico or bus-stop. Dark storm clouds. Failing light.
f/2.8 @ 1/125 15 minutes after sundown.
f/2.8 @ 1/60 Streetlights coming on. Bright interior of store or fast food joint. Bright store windows at night.
f/2 @ 1/60 Regular store interior. London Underground trains.
f/2 @ 1/30 Darker (but still lit) store interior. Bright London Underground. Brightly lit street at night.
f/1.4 @ 1/30 Well-lit street at night (store windows will be overexposed). Normal house interior at night.
f/1.4 @ 1/15 Dark house interior at night. Cathedral interior.
f/1 @ 1/15 Candlelight.
Source: Pink Head Bug exposure guide

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