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Originally Posted by Thunder22
Dynamic range is the ability for the camera to properly expose blacks and whites and grays in the same exposure. For example, if you exposed for the black water, the picture would be over exposed in the white areas as the camera tries to let in as much light as possible as most of the pic is black, and the detail in the feathers will be completely lost . On the other hand, if you expose for the white of the feathers, the rest of the pic will be underexposed and very dark.
High dynamic range imaging - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It's my opinion that if you're in a situation where you have very bright whites and very black subjects, that you meter for the whites and under-expose 1 to 2 stops for the whites so that they don't get blown out and you can see the detail. You can always lighten the darker areas, but once a subject is blown out, it's very difficult if not impossible to correct it in post processing. |
thanks
my next purchase will be a light meter as I think this will help me to get a better picture and to do the settings as manual as possible. I have been out for 2 hours tonight trying to get a dramatic sunset and I thought tonight that a light meter would have helped me a lot.