With memory cards as cheap as they are, I don't shoot in anything but RAW. I never need a string of closely-timed images, so RAW is normal for me. Unless it is overcast, I won't even think about shooting at midday. I know, it's sort of a lazy attitude, but dawn and dusk are so much better for landscapes.
Jeffery On Oct 9, 2010, at 8:29 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: >> >> For your trip, I wold just rely on the multi-point exposure. But if your >> scene is almost all whites and tans, like a bright beach or desert scene, >> dial in + 1/2 stop exposure comp. If it's almost all really dark tone, dial >> in -1/2 stop exposure comp. Or just shoot Raw and correct in your >> conversion. Check your histograms off and on and correct exposure to keep >> the histo centered. If you think about what you're shooting, you should be >> golden. Remember, the meter thinks everything is medium grey in luminance. >> If you want brighter tones, you have to add exposure, if you want darker >> tone, you have to subtract. But digital makes it easy. If you shoot RAW and >> come within a stop of getting it right, you can dial it in when converting. >> > > > I think shooting RAW is a good idea, especially if you are shooting > the Canyon at midday. I was struck by the way the landscape looks at > that hour -- washed out, flat, almost painted. Give yourself some > room to fiddle with contrast, etc. > > -c > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
