Aram, I'm pretty sure I shot this raw however the version on Flickr is a resized = jpg. I might have a go at bringing out more detail. Walter On Tue Jan 25 11:22 , 'Aram Langhans' sent: Being ignorant of the= Digilux, did you use RAW mode to capture? And if so, can you use something like Lightroom to bring a bit more from the shadows with a bit of fill? I like the dramatic lighting.. Aram -------------------------------------------------- From: "David Simms" <simmszee@xxxxxxxx[1]> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 8:56 AM To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[2]> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Playing with spot metering >The metering on the face was bang-on but the lighting was so extreme t= hat >there >is a large area of empty shadow, in the lower left, nearly 1/4 of the = >picture >area. >The photograph is dramatic but I think it comes at the expense of too = much >loss >of detail. Maybe zooming in or cropping would minimize that. >I know that, on film, this would be a tough one to print. It would sur= ely >require some heroic burning and dodging, especially on 35mm where most= of >us >would be reluctant to subject the rest of the roll to something like N= -2 >development. >Dave > > > > >________________________________ >From: Walter Kramer <walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx[3]> >To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[4] >Sent: Mon, January 24, 2011 4:26:04 AM >Subject: [LRflex] Re: Playing with spot metering > >Xavier, > >The metering of the Digilux set to spot using the kit lens, 14-50 >f/2.8-3.5. Auto program, aperture at 5.6 and shutter 1/100. > >Walter > >On 24/01/11 23:16, Bille Xavier F. wrote: >>Hi Walter, >> >>Have you been using the spot metering of the digilux or a third pa= rty >>equipment >>?? >> >>Quite interesting as the light was harsh. >> >>Cheers >> >>--------------------------------- >> >>Xavier F. BILLE >> >>Maisons-Alfort - France. >> >> >> >> >>>Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:06:20 +1100 >>>From: walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx[5] >>>To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[6]; valm@xxxxxxxxxxxx[7] >>>Subject: [LRflex] Playing with spot metering >>> >>>Slightly unusual natural light conditions in the rear courtyar= d of the >>>local. >>> >>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/2512= 6059@N02/5383584223/in/photostream/lightbox/[8] >>> >>>Digilux 3, 14-50mm >>> >>>-- >>>Walter Kr=E4mer >>>walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx[9] >>>walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx[10] >>>Bus: 03 9854 2463 >>>Mob: 0414 884 965 >>> >>>------ >>>Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >>>http://www.lrfl= ex.furnfeather.net/[11] >>>Archives are at: >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/[12] >> >>------ >>Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >>http://www.lrflex.f= urnfeather.net/[13] >>Archives are at: >>htt= p://www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/[14] >> > > >-- >Walter Kr=E4mer >walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx[15] >walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx[16] >Bus: 03 9854 2463 >Mob: 0414 884 965 > >------ >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >http://www.lrflex.furnf= eather.net/[17] >Archives are at: >http://= www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/[18] > > > >------ >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >http://www.lrflex.furnf= eather.net/[19] >Archives are at: >http://= www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/[20] > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeathe= r.net/[21] Archives are at: http://www.f= reelists.org/archives/leicareflex/[22] ) = --- Links --- 1 3D"javascript:top.opencompose('simmszee@yah= 2 3D"javascript:top.opencompose('leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx','= 3 3D"javascript:top.opencompose('walter.= 4 3D"javascript:top.opencompose('leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx',= 5 3D"javascript:top.opencompose('walter.kramer@iin= 6 3D"javascript:top.opencompose('leicareflex@freelis= 7 3D"javascript:top= 8 3D"parse.pl?redirect=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fp= 9 3D"javascript:top.opencompose('walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxx= 10 3D"javascript:top.opencompose('walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxx= 11 3D"parse.pl?redirect=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrflex.furnfea= 12 3D"parse.pl?redirect=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.freelists.org%= 13 3D"parse.pl?redirect=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrflex.furnfeather= 14 3D"parse.pl?redirect=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.freelists.org%2Far= 15 3D"javascript:top.opencompose('walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx','',= 16 3D"javascript:top.opencompose('walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'= 17 3D"parse.pl?redirect=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrflex.furnfeather.net= 18 3D"parse.pl?redirect=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.freelists.org%2Farchiv= 19 3D"parse.pl?redirect=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrflex.furnfeather.net= 20 3D"parse.pl?redirect=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.freelists.org%2Farchiv= 21 3D"parse.pl?redirect=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrflex.furnfeather.net%2F" 22 3D"parse.pl?redirect=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.freelists.org%2Farchives%2F= ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/