I would like to suggest that for shots like this that you dial in more exposure compensation so that the whites don't burn up. I noticed that you have -.7 try at least -1.0, as the camera doesn't shoot raw it is virtually impossible to recover the lost detail in the white areas when shooting jpeg.
[quote:0d12711660="tbob"]Wingkay,
I would like to suggest that for shots like this that you dial in more exposure compensation so that the whites don't burn up. I noticed that you have -.7 try at least -1.0, as the camera doesn't shoot raw it is virtually impossible to recover the lost detail in the white areas when shooting jpeg.
Bob[/quote]
Thanks. I have been thinking that in the case of this shot, the white in there is beyond the plus-or-minus-two-and-a-half-stop limit that can be tolerated in the grey scale. As a matter of fact, I have tuned brighter the shot a little bit in order to show the details in the brown; in the original, the brown is a bit dead in texture and unrevealing in details.
Perhaps, Nikon's C8400 is a good choice for taking raw images for post treatment in order to compensate limitation imposed by the LCD monitor operating in daylight environment. Author: cwchan Time: 5/01/2008 23:13
For this kind of subject, if there is a great difference in EV for the white and dark brown, it is better not to take it at strong and contrasty sunlight. I think it is the only way to solve. I don't think RAW can compenste this.
Wing Author: lwingkay Time: 5/01/2008 23:30
[quote:6072b487c3="cchakwing"]For this kind of subject, if there is a great difference in EV for the white and dark brown, it is better not to take it at strong and contrasty sunlight. I think it is the only way to solve. I don't think RAW can compenste this.
Wing[/quote]
You are dead right.
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