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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 589782" data-attributes="member: 16090">I use Nikon NX-D.Harsh light means a wider dynamic range. I normally end up shooting in harsh tropical sun. After processing RAW files the images look fine.&nbsp;The displays and prints normally use 8 bits, and the RAW output is 12/14 bits. To get all the information from the image, you have to remap the 12/14 bits to 8 bits. If you expose correctly, the highlights will be just right, so you have to recover the data in shadows.There are different methods of recovering shadows. Use Active D Light presets. These recover shadows in predefined steps.. Use Shadow recovery function. This has a slider so that you recover as much as you like. Use custom curve for maximum flexibility.Once the shadows are recovered, you then adjust the brightness and/or contrast to your liking.[ATTACH]234314[/ATTACH]My effort with jpeg. With RAW it would be much better.I tried a bit of vertical perspective control to straighten out the buildings.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aroy, post: 589782, member: 16090"] I use Nikon NX-D. Harsh light means a wider dynamic range. I normally end up shooting in harsh tropical sun. After processing RAW files the images look fine. The displays and prints normally use 8 bits, and the RAW output is 12/14 bits. To get all the information from the image, you have to remap the 12/14 bits to 8 bits. If you expose correctly, the highlights will be just right, so you have to recover the data in shadows. There are different methods of recovering shadows . Use Active D Light presets. These recover shadows in predefined steps. . Use Shadow recovery function. This has a slider so that you recover as much as you like . Use custom curve for maximum flexibility. Once the shadows are recovered, you then adjust the brightness and/or contrast to your liking. [ATTACH=CONFIG]234314._xfImport[/ATTACH] My effort with jpeg. With RAW it would be much better. I tried a bit of vertical perspective control to straighten out the buildings. [/QUOTE]

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