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BOUNCE FLASH [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bounce flash
1, record 1, English, bounce%20flash
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Directing light from a flash gun toward a ceiling, wall or other large reflecting surface to obtain the contrast softening effect of a diffused light source spread over a larger area of the subject. 2, record 1, English, - bounce%20flash
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- flash indirect
1, record 1, French, flash%20indirect
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type d'éclairage d'ambiance obtenu par le rebondissement de la lumière au plafond ou sur un mur. 1, record 1, French, - flash%20indirect
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce procédé permet des éclairages atténués qui ont pour effet de réduire les ombres trop contrastées qu'entraîne un éclairage direct. 1, record 1, French, - flash%20indirect
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel : des flashs ou des flashes. 2, record 1, French, - flash%20indirect
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
flashs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 1, French, - flash%20indirect
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bounce flash 1, record 2, English, bounce%20flash
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lampe-éclair en lumière indirecte 1, record 2, French, lampe%2D%C3%A9clair%20en%20lumi%C3%A8re%20indirecte
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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