Re: Using a 113 gray standard in digital photo
Re: Using a 113 gray standard in digital photo
- Subject: Re: Using a 113 gray standard in digital photo
- From: "Russell Proulx" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 13:05:29 -0500
- Priority: normal
On 21 Dec 2000, at 10:41, Terence L. Wyse wrote:
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I'd still stand by that exposing for a 18% Gray Card will
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ALWAYS give you the correct exposure regardless of the subject matter.
Yikes...don't say that too close to Ansel Adams' grave or he'll be rolling
over in it. What you're saying is just plain wrong.
I can think of lots of subjects where a graycard based exposure would be
VERY wrong for the required result. A graycard is a tool to help access
light falling on a given subject area to aid in determining the best
exposure....nothing more. Trusting a graycard reading as always being
"right" is akin to using a camera in auto mode. The result will be as
mediocre as the method.
Russell Proulx
Photographer
Montreal, CANADA