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FLASH APPOINT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
- Illumination Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fill-in flash
1, record 1, English, fill%2Din%20flash
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most common situation occurs when you use flash as a fill-in light to soften harshly shadowed areas in a daylight picture. 1, record 1, English, - fill%2Din%20flash
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fill in flash
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
- Éclairagisme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- éclair d’appoint
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9clair%20d%26rsquo%3Bappoint
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- flash d'appoint 1, record 1, French, flash%20d%27appoint
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éclair destiné à éclaircir les ombres d’un sujet et à ramener ainsi son contraste à une valeur acceptable. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9clair%20d%26rsquo%3Bappoint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des flashs ou des flashes. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9clair%20d%26rsquo%3Bappoint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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, - %C3%A9clair%20d%26rsquo%3Bappoint
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- available-light photography
1, record 2, English, available%2Dlight%20photography
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- available light photography 2, record 2, English, available%20light%20photography
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... photography under existing light conditions without supplementary illumination. 2, record 2, English, - available%2Dlight%20photography
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Dictionary of New Media (source code: MODIN) is available at: <a href="http://hepdigital.com/" title="http://hepdigital.com">http://hepdigital.com</a>. 3, record 2, English, - available%2Dlight%20photography
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- photographie en lumière ambiante
1, record 2, French, photographie%20en%20lumi%C3%A8re%20ambiante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] photographie sans éclairage d’appoint(sans flash ni projecteur). 2, record 2, French, - photographie%20en%20lumi%C3%A8re%20ambiante
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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