I think that for street photography, the matrix metering of the K10D will work quite well most of the time. You could spot meter a tone that's close to grey card reflectivity (green grass works well as do dirty sidewalks:-), but locking in a meter reading only works if the light is constant. Frequently, when shooting on the street, you'll get a mix of light that may vary depending on which way you aim the camera.
The matrix meter tends to expose for the highlights. I find I frequently have to bump up the midrange and sometimes the shadows as well, while the highlights are usually close to right on. In terms of visualizing, I think you're doing very well. I guess the only recommendation I might make is to develop a certain midset. Don't look for something to shoot. Look for a great picture, regardless of the subject. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Christine Aguila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Folks: > > 1) I'm having a devil of a time with blown highlights, especially in > challenging lighting situations. I've been trying to teach myself the Zone > System--and I think I've got the gist of it. But for street photography, > things get a bit rushed, so, as I've learned, I should quickly spot meter > for a mid-tone, lock in exposure, then reframe, focus & shoot. What do you > guys consider to be mid-tones in color? > > 2) I'm trying to train my eye to visualize, but it's slow going. Any tips > for faster learning? > > 3) Also, I've been metering for highlights more, then using Lightroom to > bump up the shadows, which seems to work, but does anyone have any other > suggestions? > > 4) Also, virtually 99.9% of the time I have to bump up the "Lights" in > Lightroom to anywhere from +10 - +39. No bid deal, but is there something I > should be doing in-camera to avoid this. I wonder if the K20D, with it's > EDR, eliminates this? Any thoughts. I'm actually thinking of making a > develop preset to do the things I seem to do repeatedly when processing in > Lightroom, but thought I'd touch base here 1st. > > Big cheers, Christine > > > > -- > 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.
