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>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. Yes, yes, constant lighting, that was the key bit I needed to remember! That mixed lighting is really challenging & you get it all the time on the street. I was downtown a few days ago shooting the Thai Fest at Daley plaza & some building shots--that was really hard. The base of the building could be in dark shadow, the middle area in lighter shadows, top of the building in direct light, then the sky & plus you're trying to get that really cool cloud as well--as if it's the cherry on top of a sundae! It all makes for some very colorful language on my part. > 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. Ok, so then, I'm on track here. > > 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. Well, by visualizing, I meant the Zone system, but didn't make that clear. Trying to read a scene to see if I can visualize the various gray tones. I think this is going to take some time. Right now I think you'd have to put me in the "Zone-challenged" category ;-) Thanks Paul. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
