Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's good to know. Thanks, Jayanand. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 3/8/2017 9:29 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >