Viewing The Park - 2nd Mx-1 Test Shot
by davidstorm
Another from yesterday with the Mx-1, this one was to test the dynamic range, from dark shadow on the left to strong highlight in the sky. It's incredible what this little sensor records, the dynamic range is not far short of my K-5iis and K-3 DSLR's.
The subject is my wife Nicky, the location is Rother Valley Country Park, South Yorkshire.
The subject is my wife Nicky, the location is Rother Valley Country Park, South Yorkshire.
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Uploaded31/07/2016 - 21:53
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Posted 01/08/2016 - 09:14
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Very nice David... Lovely balance to the compo...
Best
Best
Posted 01/08/2016 - 14:34
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GIULIO57 wrote:
It works....Please try to shoot another subject similar to this one but using pattern/matrix and average center balanced exposure. Thanks
Hi GiulioIt works....Please try to shoot another subject similar to this one but using pattern/matrix and average center balanced exposure. Thanks
I was actually using exposure compensation (-1 stop) on this image, so there was some manual control involved. I had taken 2 previous shots with no adjustment and the sky was burned out, so I adjusted backwards to -1 stop and this corrected the issue in the sky. I wanted to see if I could still process the image to show shadow details and the answer was 'yes', the sensor has coped very well with the dark areas. I think just using the centre weighted average, or the pattern/matrix exposure without any adjustment will often result in burn-out in the skies and I always favour 'under-exposure' to avoid this. Sorry for the long rambling response, just wanted to explain a bit more!
Regards
David
Posted 01/08/2016 - 15:09
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davidstorm wrote:
I was actually using exposure compensation (-1 stop) on this image, so there was some manual control involved. I had taken 2 previous shots with no adjustment and the sky was burned out, so I adjusted backwards to -1 stop and this corrected the issue in the sky. I wanted to see if I could still process the image to show shadow details and the answer was 'yes', the sensor has coped very well with the dark areas. I think just using the centre weighted average, or the pattern/matrix exposure without any adjustment will often result in burn-out in the skies and I always favour 'under-exposure' to avoid this. Sorry for the long rambling response, just wanted to explain a bit more!
Regards
David
Thanks David for your "useful"and not long reply. You use same workflow as mine. Underexposure of 1 stop has been enough to "fix" sky. The important is right hour and light at moment of capture
GIULIO57 wrote:
It works....Please try to shoot another subject similar to this one but using pattern/matrix and average center balanced exposure. Thanks
Hi GiulioIt works....Please try to shoot another subject similar to this one but using pattern/matrix and average center balanced exposure. Thanks
I was actually using exposure compensation (-1 stop) on this image, so there was some manual control involved. I had taken 2 previous shots with no adjustment and the sky was burned out, so I adjusted backwards to -1 stop and this corrected the issue in the sky. I wanted to see if I could still process the image to show shadow details and the answer was 'yes', the sensor has coped very well with the dark areas. I think just using the centre weighted average, or the pattern/matrix exposure without any adjustment will often result in burn-out in the skies and I always favour 'under-exposure' to avoid this. Sorry for the long rambling response, just wanted to explain a bit more!
Regards
David
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