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02/24/2005 05:27:15 AM · #1 |
We had an amazing sunset after our storms today and grabbed my camera while test driving a car (time was limited).
Pretty much was shooting in full auto mode as I had no time to do it right. No filters, just Point & Shoot.
Basic PP done to bring them to what I saw. (or as close as I can anyway)
First shot was an impossibility so it seems:
Second one was "OK"
Other than multiple bracket shots and building layers, it really made me realize how we simply cannot capture what our eyes see and brain processes.
Wish I had more time to average weight the metering and play around more, but had a customer waiting in the office for the car I was test driving.
Just sharing a couple shots and the difficulty we face trying to capture what we see in daily life.
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02/24/2005 05:41:41 AM · #2 |
BradP, that's why we have cokin & stingrayh :-)
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02/24/2005 05:51:36 AM · #3 |
You mean they make an ND filter that is wedge-shaped?
Dang - musta missed that one. Seriously though, how could you have metered that to capture what our eyes see? |
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02/24/2005 06:04:22 AM · #4 |
Your only chance is to meter off the brightest area and push the exposure a half-stop or so, basically as far as you dare to not lose too much highlights, and hope that enough of the rest'll be kept to be brought back in PS. Or buy a Fuji S3. Or use film. Or make a composite of two shots. Better still, make a feature of the over-exposure.
Some things just aren't going to work with the abilities of the CCD.
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02/24/2005 06:53:19 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by BradP:
You mean they make an ND filter that is wedge-shaped?
Dang - musta missed that one. Seriously though, how could you have metered that to capture what our eyes see? |
you meter the ground, then the sky, then you put a square ND equal the stops between, and place it so it only covers the sky. Use the ground meter, and capture!
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02/24/2005 06:54:44 AM · #6 |
Hope your customer isn't a member here. ;)
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02/24/2005 06:59:44 AM · #7 |
Hi Terje,
Actully I was being a little bit of a smart alec there. I had ideas as how to do it, but seriously doubt that in one shot, an image could be captured that was close to what I saw.
I generally use center-weighted metering to test meter the areas and often do an exposure lock, then recompose and shoot. In this case, the sky and foegrounds were dark, and the sky in the wedge area was real bright on the first shot. Pretty much a nghtmare to capture, but was easy to see. |
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02/24/2005 07:03:22 AM · #8 |
Wouldn't life be easier without customers!
I think the only option is by blending multiple exposures.
Even if the eye had the same dynamic range as the camera CCD, our brain is able to merge snippets of information into the image we remember. Our eyes don't look at the image as a whole like a camera has to, but dart all over the place, changing the exposure to match the actual thing we are currently focused on.
Look at This article on Blending multiple exposure images.
Digital Blending |
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02/24/2005 07:08:54 AM · #9 |
BradP, your eyes see about 11 stops of light difference. While your digital camera is able to capture about 3 to 4 stops. To "even" the difference, you can try graduated ND filters, dodge and burning.
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02/24/2005 12:42:03 PM · #10 |
You brought out something I think of all the time. Especially this type of scene - how I wish we could capture what our eyes can behold.
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02/24/2005 10:24:49 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Kylie:
You brought out something I think of all the time. Especially this type of scene - how I wish we could capture what our eyes can behold. |
i totally agree. We live in an age where technology is rampant and we cant come up with some sort of device that we plug into our eyes/brain to capture what we actually see. :op |
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02/24/2005 10:50:13 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by lentil:
Originally posted by Kylie:
You brought out something I think of all the time. Especially this type of scene - how I wish we could capture what our eyes can behold. |
i totally agree. We live in an age where technology is rampant and we cant come up with some sort of device that we plug into our eyes/brain to capture what we actually see. :op |
Closer than you think. There have been experiments with an "artificial eye" which can produce (what is for now) a coarse pattern of grays on a blind person's visual cortex. It's probably only a matter of time until they also learn to run the signal in the other direction. |
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02/24/2005 10:51:30 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by lentil:
Originally posted by Kylie:
You brought out something I think of all the time. Especially this type of scene - how I wish we could capture what our eyes can behold. |
i totally agree. We live in an age where technology is rampant and we cant come up with some sort of device that we plug into our eyes/brain to capture what we actually see. :op |
Closer than you think. There have been experiments with an "artificial eye" which can produce (what is for now) a coarse pattern of grays on a blind person's visual cortex. It's probably only a matter of time until they also learn to run the signal in the other direction. |
way cool! Much like the movie Strange Days. Anyone seen that? What an exciting time to be alive. |
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02/24/2005 10:58:23 PM · #14 |
Brad -- as to answer your question, I did some research on this a little while ago.
I encourage you to check this out... :)
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