[Leica] IMG: WaitingŠ

[George Lottermoser]

I do often "check the histogram" Mark.

Though I also continue to enjoy the pleasure of spot reading the actual reflected light that will reach the sensor; as it keeps eyes and mind fully informed about the light and the process.

In this specific example the pleasure and craft of "knowing" that the "whites" went from 1/30th @ f11 to 125th @ f16 (to render them at Zone V respectively); and then making the decision as to which, on the high end i was willing to lose the detail; well, for me that IS the craft of photography as it relates to combining aesthetics with sensitometry.

Of course many other aesthetic considerations also keep us interested in the art and craft of photography: composition of elements within the frame; consideration of the subject and/or content; the use of motion; the choice of the magic moment; and more.

Yet photography, first and foremost, is about capturing LIGHT and informing us about its many qualities. 

a note off the iPad, George

On Jan 10, 2015, at 9:10 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> What about just checking the histogram behind the camera?
> Historically a very good technique I hear.
> Me I think I just err on the under exposure side. Big time and ass you say
> pull it all out of the shadows later.
> I hear that for some odd reason medium format digital technique is the
> opposite. Why that would be the case if it is is not obvious to me.
> 
> The concept of all the light from the subject not having to pass through all
> those grids totally has got me with a monochrome sensor.
> Highlight separation which I think is the most important part of most images
> would seem to have to be dramatically helped by the cleanness of the
> concept.... The directness of the image and light path.
> Total envy coming from the Saturday morning studio audience.
> 
> 
>> On 1/10/15 9:37 PM, "George Lottermoser" <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> the Monochrom really lends itself to rendering highlights in ways most "color
>> sensors" don't seem able to do. I'm exploring those possibilities here; with
>> the use of my Minolta a spot meter to "place the high values" using a highly
>> simplified version of Zone System thinking. It really works very well for
>> placing values in Zones VI, VII, VIII, IXŠ knowing we can pull shadow values
>> to virtually any levels we'd like.
> 
> On Jan 10, 2015, at 3:48 PM,
>> philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote:
> 
>> Love the high-key effect
>> 
>>>> Le 10 janv. 15 à 18:20,
>>> George Lottermoser a écrit :
>>> 
>>> C & C always welcome and appreciated
>> 
>> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=9465>