Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You let the black cat out of the camera bag now ;-) Le 8 sept. 11 ? 18:34, Bob Adler a ?crit : > > Then key is it works best for scenes where the contrast doesn't > exceed the capture range of your sensor AND even if it does, you can > use it with caution (i.e., you should probably bracket). > Good article as is the Reichmann article on luminous landscape: > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/optimizing_exposure.shtml > > > Bob Adler > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > On Sep 8, 2011, at 7:39 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > >> I've been reading about histograms and found this very interesting: >> http://schewephoto.com/ETTR/index.html >> >> ETTR - Expose to the Right for best signal to noise ratio. I've >> tried it >> with several experiments and it's amazing how much slight >> overexposure can >> help with noise in the shadows. There are other sites trying to >> disprove >> ETTR but I've found it works for me. Looks like that's what you've >> done >> with this one, too. >> >> Tina >> >> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Jim Nichols >> <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: >> >>> My posting of the late Rose of Sharon image led to discussions on >>> the Oly >>> list about proper exposure. I have seldom used the histogram to >>> adjust >>> exposure when making pictures. I have used it as an indication of >>> proper >>> levels in the post-processing of the image. >>> >>> I went out to try to find the best exposure adjustment for a >>> similar image. >>> I ended up using EV +1/3 on the E-1 for this image. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Improved+Histogram.jpg.html >>> >>> I now look forward to a sunny day (next week maybe?) to see if I >>> can find >>> what works under those lighting conditions. >>> >>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >