I haven't seen anyone mention this on this thread so I thought I'd add my $.02
Don't forget your in-camera histogram. I usually check mine at the start of a series of the same basic shot. Check not only the RGB combo but also the individual Red, Green & Blue channels. I've gotten shot with blown out reds that weren't indicated in the combo histo. Bruce's advice about biasing away from the max highlight is well taken. Its what I've done for years of slide shooting. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: On the issue of blown highlights! > Hello Christine, > > I've found that NOT blowing the highlights works best <grin>. Seems > that you are treading into territory that has long been one of the > most important to photographers from way back. If you ever shot > slide film, the digital issues would feel similar - not exactly the > same, but the range and exactness are much the same. Print film > allowed us to get rather sloppy. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Monday, June 23, 2008, 11:10:52 AM, you wrote: > > CA> Hi Folks: > > CA> 1) I'm having a devil of a time with blown highlights, especially in > CA> challenging lighting situations. I've been trying to teach myself the > Zone > CA> System--and I think I've got the gist of it. But for street > photography, > CA> things get a bit rushed, so, as I've learned, I should quickly spot > meter > CA> for a mid-tone, lock in exposure, then reframe, focus & shoot. What do > you > CA> guys consider to be mid-tones in color? > > CA> 2) I'm trying to train my eye to visualize, but it's slow going. Any > tips > CA> for faster learning? > > CA> 3) Also, I've been metering for highlights more, then using Lightroom > to > CA> bump up the shadows, which seems to work, but does anyone have any > other > CA> suggestions? > > CA> 4) Also, virtually 99.9% of the time I have to bump up the "Lights" > in > CA> Lightroom to anywhere from +10 - +39. No bid deal, but is there > something I > CA> should be doing in-camera to avoid this. I wonder if the K20D, with > it's > CA> EDR, eliminates this? Any thoughts. I'm actually thinking of making > a > CA> develop preset to do the things I seem to do repeatedly when > processing in > CA> Lightroom, but thought I'd touch base here 1st. > > CA> Big 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.
