Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds a bit like an update of the method used by the "prima donna" photog in Bill Clough's Ansel Adams anecdote! "Well, Mr. Adams," he said in a slightly sanctimonious voice, "at major magazines, such as 'Better Homes and Gardens,' all this zone system has been replaced by computers. You take one transparency for the highlights, one for the mid-tones and one for the shadow details. You then just let the computer combine the three." Chris - -------------------------------- >My experience with these (I have a D30 and I've shot with the new Nikon) >is that >they have less exposure latitude than film by a couple of stops. Since I'm >working in an industrial type of environment, where I don't have a lot >lighting >control, and often what I'm trying to shoot will be dark, I think I need what >film offers. Adam - There is a photoshop action that will increase the dynamic range of a digital photo to 10 f stops. It is beyond anything you can do with film. http://www.fredmiranda.com/DRI/index.html You are supposed to use a tripod for best results, but I have used a similar action with hand-held shots and it works fine. Just expose for the highlights, expose for the shadows and combine the two in Photoshop. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html