> >>>> > >>>> http://www.caguila.com/caguila/trackstest > >>>> > >>> > >>> I would shoot at the sensor's 'natural' iso - 100, 160 or whatever, > >>> which will give you the most dynamic range. Meter for the highlights > >>> and use the histogram to make sure you're exposing as far to the > >>> right > > as > >> you can. > >> > >> If she meters for the highlights in this situation, she'll have nice > >> pics > > of the > >> background, but the main subjects will be lost. If she pumps up the > > shadows > >> to restore them, they'll be noisy as hell. > >> Paul > > > > it's a trade-off between that and blown highlights. > > The highlights are insignificant background elements.With film, exposing for > highlights is okay. With digital, it's a no-no, because boosting shadows turns > them to shit. In any case, boosting the shadows during exposure is the best > solution here. > Paul
when the highlights are blown they become very significant background elements. Exposing to the right of the histogram is all about exposing for the highlights, and a very important element of digital photography. Far from being a no-no. Furthermore, I did not recommend boosting the shadows, I recommended dragging them to the left of the histogram to make most use of the dynamic range if the shadows weren't already hard up to the left. I did suggest later in my original reply that Christine should be looking to exclude highlights from the frame when the contrast is too great. Personally I would try to avoid shooting under such extreme ranges of contrast unless I was deliberately trying to make something of them. Anyway, she has a range of options and would be well advised to try them all and see what works best for her -- 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.
