On 18-2-2016 20:08, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> On 18/02/2016 08:16 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 17-2-2016 22:46, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>>> Still, if you point your camera at the sky, or at the water at the right
>>> angle, it still looks moody as hell...
>>
>> These are the most difficult set-ups in photography though, and it is
>> visibly winter, so no real surprise for the mood. It is a real challenge
>> to balance between the brightness of sky and water and the deep shadows
>> around.
>
> You can re-balance it in post. But it turns out you can either have all
> the scenery brightly lit (as it actually appears in the real world), or
> you can have bright sparkles on the water (as it actually appears in the
> real world). But you cannot have both. Make it brighter and the sparkles
> go away. It's not a problem with the camera, it's just the limited
> dynamic range of a computer screen, I guess...

Ahhh... I remember the days when I had to use an analog light meter... 
and only know long afterwards what the results would be... ;-)

>
> I'm quite happy with how these came out though, even if it does make the
> day look *way* darker than it actually was. :-)

Absolutely.

-- 
Thomas

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