LaJolla, CA, +1 Compensation
Uploaded: December 26, 2005
Exif: FNumber: 9, ExposureBiasValue: 67/100, ExposureTime: 0.008, Flash: flash did not fire, ISO: 100, WhiteBalance: auto white balance
Lynn R. Powers June 04, 2008
Lovely photograph, especially since it was taken at the wrong time of day (noon). LOLLynn #935280
Peter K. Burian June 04, 2008
Lynn: Thanks for your comment. We were on vacation and happened to be in La Jolla around 2pm. Yeah, the light was harsh but we were leaving soon. So I had one opportunity to get some photos.I see no value at all in using Manual mode.
In Aperture Priority AE I can set any aperture and the camera automatically sets the suitable shutter speed. I can quickly shoot a series of images at different f/stops, to vary the depth of field.
Exposure is easy to control with Exposure Compensation. (Or by metering off a mid tone and locking in that value with AE Lock.)
Today's cameras employ a light meter that reads the light that will actually reach the film or digital sensor. So, there is *no need to compensate for the loss of light caused by the filter*.
(That is only necessary for those who use an external, accessory light meter.)
I did need to use +1 compensation but only because the subject was white and would have caused under exposure. (Not because I was using a polarizing filter.)
Cheers!
Peter
www.peterkburian.com
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Peter K. Burian June 04, 2008
Lynn: Thanks for your comment. We were on vacation and happened to be in La Jolla around 2pm. Yeah, the light was harsh but we were leaving soon. So I had one opportunity to get some photos.I see no value at all in using Manual mode.
In Aperture Priority AE I can set any aperture and the camera automatically sets the suitable shutter speed. I can quickly shoot a series of images at different f/stops, to vary the depth of field.
Exposure is easy to control with Exposure Compensation. (Or by metering off a mid tone and locking in that value with AE Lock.)
Today's cameras employ a light meter that reads the light that will actually reach the film or digital sensor. So, there is *no need to compensate for the loss of light caused by the filter*.
(That is only necessary for those who use an external, accessory light meter.)
I did need to use +1 compensation but only because the subject was white and would have caused under exposure. (Not because I was using a polarizing filter.)
Cheers!
Peter
www.peterkburian.com
#6018348
Peter K. Burian June 04, 2008
But yes, you do need to remember to reset the exposure compensation.That is a drawback; and sure, we all forget to do so sometimes. Such is life.
Peter #6018365
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