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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Practicing Exposure Control
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 22:19:16 -0600
References: <fe559faf-ec57-e75e-5c8d-b639ddb709cc@lighttube.net> <CAH1UNJ0e_3zUb4RhMdmiYK7m8=e9m+s30yOYYKePbztNBiPdaw@mail.gmail.com>

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
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Practicing Exposure Control)
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