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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 369236" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>OK. I think you may still be resisting, but you'll probably get it soon. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">I would disagree, IMO the first picture is obviously better, but I'd give it a bit more exposure, not less. More white. Look at your histograms... white ought to be towards the right end.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">The idea for any photographer is to figure out how their meter works, and then when they first walk up to a scene and subject with a white wall background, or a bright sky background, or one like this black bag, the alarm goes off in their head. They simply just realize what is going to happen, and what to do about it (compensation is what we do, first try before the first shot). It is called experience. It is not just about white or black, it is any more reflective or less reflective colors. The meter only sees the light that is reflected, it meters what it gets. <span style="color: #000000">We can sort of judge the degree of how much it can reflect, and know what to expect.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">If we don't learn that, we should still know to watch our exposure results (camera rear LCD) and compensate it as we see is needed. </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">This always dismays beginners, who want to assume the camera ought to always get it right. But life simply ain't like that. Never has been. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Many or most scenes are average scenes, meaning they do contain a wide mix of colors, which does average out near middle gray. Your first bag picture almost does, white boxes and background. Then when the meter puts this average in the middle, it is often about right. But photographers do have to deal with the exceptions too. It is why the cameras have compensation buttons.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 369236, member: 12496"] OK. I think you may still be resisting, but you'll probably get it soon. :) [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] I would disagree, IMO the first picture is obviously better, but I'd give it a bit more exposure, not less. More white. Look at your histograms... white ought to be towards the right end. The idea for any photographer is to figure out how their meter works, and then when they first walk up to a scene and subject with a white wall background, or a bright sky background, or one like this black bag, the alarm goes off in their head. They simply just realize what is going to happen, and what to do about it (compensation is what we do, first try before the first shot). It is called experience. It is not just about white or black, it is any more reflective or less reflective colors. The meter only sees the light that is reflected, it meters what it gets. [COLOR=#000000]We can sort of judge the degree of how much it can reflect, and know what to expect.[/COLOR] If we don't learn that, we should still know to watch our exposure results (camera rear LCD) and compensate it as we see is needed. This always dismays beginners, who want to assume the camera ought to always get it right. But life simply ain't like that. Never has been. :) Many or most scenes are average scenes, meaning they do contain a wide mix of colors, which does average out near middle gray. Your first bag picture almost does, white boxes and background. Then when the meter puts this average in the middle, it is often about right. But photographers do have to deal with the exceptions too. It is why the cameras have compensation buttons. [/COLOR][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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