Thanks, Ken. I forget to check the individuals sometimes. Good to be reminded of this! Big thanks. Cheers, Christine
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 8:26 PM Subject: Re: On the issue of blown highlights! >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. > -- 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.
