Comments on: Finding a trail through the mangrove forest! Two More SONY 600 GM/a7r IV Images. A Valuable Exposure Lesson. And sharpness and noise considerations with mega high-megapixel cameras … https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2019/10/12/finding-a-trail-through-the-mangrove-forest-two-more-sony-600-gm-a7r-iv-images-and-sharpness-and-noise-considerations-with-mega-high-megapixel-cameras/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Fri, 18 Oct 2019 00:45:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 By: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2019/10/12/finding-a-trail-through-the-mangrove-forest-two-more-sony-600-gm-a7r-iv-images-and-sharpness-and-noise-considerations-with-mega-high-megapixel-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-1767615 Sun, 13 Oct 2019 10:51:11 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=64006#comment-1767615 In reply to Dagny Gromer.

Hi Dagny,

It does not matter which metering you use. The idea is to get a good amount of data in the right-most box of the histogram. That said, spot metering is covered in detail in the original The Art of Bird Photography. It sounds as if you need to order a copy and study the chapter on exposure. As I have written often, 99% of the folks who use spot metering (or handheld light meters) have no idea as to how to use either to get the right exposure …

If you point your spot meter at any large area of tonality without any compensation then that area will be rendered as a medium tone with approximately 17% (not 50%) reflectivity. Trying to use spot metering for flight photography is 100% absurd.

Lastly, there is absolutely no need to rely on spot metering with digital photography.

with love, a

]]> By: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2019/10/12/finding-a-trail-through-the-mangrove-forest-two-more-sony-600-gm-a7r-iv-images-and-sharpness-and-noise-considerations-with-mega-high-megapixel-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-1767614 Sun, 13 Oct 2019 10:45:15 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=64006#comment-1767614 In reply to Anthony Ardito.

Thanks, Anthony.

with love, artie

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