[Leica] IMG: Practicing Exposure Control

Ken Carney kcarney1 at cox.net
Thu Mar 9 18:08:28 PST 2017


These look great.  FWIW I usually use minus 1/3 comp since most of my 
stuff is b&w, and that seems to facilitate a good b&w conversion.

Ken


On 3/8/2017 2:34 PM, Jim Nichols 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.
>



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