On Feb 28, 2009, at 11:49 , Larry Colen wrote:
First I have trouble with greens, now I have trouble with orange,
you'd think I was trying to keep peace in Ireland.
Yesterday at lunch I got some shots of poppies. At first I wasn't
totally thrilled by them, a lot of the detail in the orange seemed to
have been lost, but I guess my quick 3AM wrangle on the photos did an
OK job. Either that, or I accidentally optimized for my work monitor.
http://flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157614462609199/
What do people do to shoot things like poppies where the subtleties
are so easily lost? Do you underexpose to make sure that you don't
blow out a channel? If so, by how much? Do you bracket, knowing that
no matter what exposure you choose, it'll be wrong? Do you take care
to shoot with light at a low angle, perpendicular to the camera?
Everyone else has had their say, so mine is belated. But I think you
did a great job with these.
They have an almost wax like appearance. I see nothing "blown", only
highlights.
Joseph McAllister
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