Compensation is useful in any situation where the meter gets in the way of what you want to achieve in terms of exposure. I frequently plus it when shooting a bird on a branch with white sky background.
Paul > On Feb 22, 2020, at 8:30 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: > > Isn’t that what the compensation function is for? > > > -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> Sent: Feb 22, 2020 3:47 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: PESOs: Shooting the shooters >> >> Nice set, I think the players will enjoy the photos even more than us. I >> appreciate how changing the lighting was there and you did a great job of >> wrestling it to the ground. >> I also usually use TAv in low light, sometimes a bit under on the ev >> compensation for a bit more headroom from blowing out the highlights. TAv >> is a brilliant solution to the auto exposure problem. If it had a mode where >> once it hits over exposure it bumped up the shutter speed it would be ideal. >> >>> On February 20, 2020 12:29:17 PM PST, Paul Stenquist >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Every year for the last ten years or so, I’ve shot at least one round >>> of a pool tournament sponsored by Adcraft, the local Advertising Biz >>> Association. Prior to that I played for several years, but I was never >>> very good and didn’t want to feel obligated to show up for each round. >>> Back then I knew most of the participants. After so many years, I just >>> know a handful, but they’re good friends and I enjoy shooting them. I >>> don’t just shoot the action, but the spectators as well. All with the >>> K-1 and the D FA 24-70/2.8. Most at f3.2, 1/60th, in TAV mode with ISOs >>> ranging from 2500 to 10,000. The BW pics were shot on the sidelines >>> where the light is deep red. >>> >>> My two favorites: >>> >>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18584992/6807 >>> >>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18585000/6830 >>> >>> >>> The Gallery >>> >>> https://www.photo.net/gallery/1110350#//Sort-Newest/All-Categories/All-Time/Page-1 >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> 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 > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
