Those are all wonderful shots and even better if the CA can be removed.The purple outline of the white bird really jumps out at me.
On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 11:37 AM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > Matrix Metering was what I used. > > > On 10/3/2014 11:14 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> I've noticed, Paul, that in recent years you've had better luck reducing >> clipped whites. >> I agree that matrix metering would help. >> >> Jack >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Paul Stenquist" <[email protected]> >> To: "PDML" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 4:44:02 PM >> Subject: Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... >> >> Odd. I use the full matrix metering on both the k-5 and k-3 when shooting >> egrets, and I haven’t blown one out in recent years. Generally, white >> objects will slightly underexpose because a dumb meter considers them >> neutral. I’ve shot them both against a bright sky and against dark water and >> shrubs. No blow outs. I don’t believe I used exposure comp on any of the >> shots. I do shoot RAW and usually pull down highlights in conversion. >> >> Paul >> On Oct 3, 2014, at 7:20 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> P.J. You don't indicate the focus metering. Could it have been other than >>> spot? >>> >>> Jack >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "P.J. Alling" <[email protected]> >>> To: "PDML" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 4:05:11 PM >>> Subject: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... >>> >>> But three views. I always blow out the highlights, even dialed in -2 >>> stops of exposure. >>> >>> The first two are about 1/2 to 2/3 frame crops. >>> >>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20---%20fishin.html >>> >>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20---%20caught.html >>> >>> The last is the full frame >>> >>> >>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20---backtofishin.html >>> >>> Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/vmc Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0 >>> (Komine) >>> >>> As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. >>> >>> -- >>> I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve >>> immortality through not dying. >>> -- Woody Allen >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> > > > -- > I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve > immortality through not dying. > -- Woody Allen > > > -- > 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. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- 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.
