P3D Re: PHOTO-3D digest 3511

[Ronald Beck <ronald-beck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> RE:  George Dr. T..muses on Sunny 16 = incident meter, and gives 
> two examples  1. White Steps in Athens
>                       2. Black Bears.
> In the first..he says sunny 16 gave proper rendering of steps..BUT 
> in other exposure S1 misread, he liked the darker step rendition!
>  On the Bears..he said sunny 16 gave good exposure overall but no 
> detail in Bears faces..which came out fine with +2 stops..but 
> EVERYTHING ELSE OVEREXPOSED! (not a very pretty slide?)

Actually, as I remember previous posts, George has stated that Sunny 16
is a good OVERALL rule to follow.  I also recall George posting a chart
showing the + and - stops that should compensate for special conditions
such as very white steps (or sandy beaches) and very dark bear faces (or
people brightly backlit).

I don't recall which digest the chart appeared in and I don't have time
to search now.  However, it was quite comprehensive and very helpful.

Even with a meter in the camera, some shots just don't come out right. 
That's why the more expensive cameras have different metering schemes
(spot metering, area metering, etc...).

The best advice I ever got was knowing that, with ASA 100 film, my
camera should be set at 1/100 at f16 for normal daylight shots between
10:00am and 2:00pm.  And, to compensate a stop or two for declining
light.  It got me started and still produces very good results.

Regards,
Ron