I've noticed, Paul, that in recent years you've had better luck reducing clipped whites. I agree that matrix metering would help.
Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> To: "PDML" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 4:44:02 PM Subject: Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... Odd. I use the full matrix metering on both the k-5 and k-3 when shooting egrets, and I haven’t blown one out in recent years. Generally, white objects will slightly underexpose because a dumb meter considers them neutral. I’ve shot them both against a bright sky and against dark water and shrubs. No blow outs. I don’t believe I used exposure comp on any of the shots. I do shoot RAW and usually pull down highlights in conversion. Paul On Oct 3, 2014, at 7:20 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote: > P.J. You don't indicate the focus metering. Could it have been other than > spot? > > Jack > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "P.J. Alling" <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> > To: "PDML" <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 4:05:11 PM > Subject: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... > > But three views. I always blow out the highlights, even dialed in -2 > stops of exposure. > > The first two are about 1/2 to 2/3 frame crops. > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20---%20fishin.html > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20---%20caught.html > > The last is the full frame > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20---backtofishin.html > > Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/vmc Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0 (Komine) > > As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. > > -- > I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve > immortality through not dying. > -- Woody Allen > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
