Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/03/08

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] IMG: Practicing Exposure Control
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2017 08:59:31 +0530
References: <fe559faf-ec57-e75e-5c8d-b639ddb709cc@lighttube.net>

The exposures seem spot on. Just remember that you can probably overexpose
a bit - most manufacturers cheat a bit, and build in a latitude of 0.5 to
0.67 of a stop on the highlights (i.e. to the right of the histogram),
which can be adjusted in PP to bring out highlight details.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 2:04 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
wrote:

> Knowing my shortcomings in use of the histogram for exposure control, I
> read up on the subject online, and went out this morning to put what I
> learned into practice.  Here are two examples that, I believe, show I'm
> making progress.
>
> The Cleveland Pear tree is beginning to bloom:
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170308-DSCF0785.JPG.html
>
> Following my wife's funeral two years ago, I debated what to do with some
> live flowers that we received, knowing that I have a poor track record for
> keeping them alive.  I decided to plant them in an area where they might
> survive.  There were blooming spring plants, as well as some compact ivy.
> Today, I spotted the first blooms:
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170308-DSCF0790.JPG.html
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>
> --
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>


Replies: Reply from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Practicing Exposure Control)
In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Practicing Exposure Control)