Comments on: A Day of Contrasts http://saunderslog.com/2006/08/15/a-day-of-contrasts/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:34:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mark Levison http://saunderslog.com/2006/08/15/a-day-of-contrasts/#comment-31304 Mark Levison Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:45:43 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/08/15/a-day-of-contrasts/#comment-31304 Alec - There are lots of ways to increase the dynamic range. For instance Fuji's sensors are designed with high Dynamic range in mind - usually about 1 stop more than other camera's. However you end up with very contrasty pictures. With some notable exceptions I find that contrasty pictures just don't look right. Thats why professional photographers often start shooting early in the morning, take a break during the middle hours and only start shooting again in the late afternoon. Mark Alec - There are lots of ways to increase the dynamic range. For instance Fuji’s sensors are designed with high Dynamic range in mind - usually about 1 stop more than other camera’s. However you end up with very contrasty pictures. With some notable exceptions I find that contrasty pictures just don’t look right. Thats why professional photographers often start shooting early in the morning, take a break during the middle hours and only start shooting again in the late afternoon.

Mark

]]> By: Alec http://saunderslog.com/2006/08/15/a-day-of-contrasts/#comment-31297 Alec Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:29:23 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/08/15/a-day-of-contrasts/#comment-31297 Absolutely. I am not using a tripod -- forgot the darn thing -- but I am perching the camera in different places, and then using the autobracketing feature, along with the timer to trigger it. Works OK, but it would be nicer to have the tripod. Absolutely.

I am not using a tripod — forgot the darn thing — but I am perching the camera in different places, and then using the autobracketing feature, along with the timer to trigger it. Works OK, but it would be nicer to have the tripod.

]]> By: MatthewS http://saunderslog.com/2006/08/15/a-day-of-contrasts/#comment-31293 MatthewS Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:58:33 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/08/15/a-day-of-contrasts/#comment-31293 Hey Alec. I presume you are using a tripod to take the 5 or more exposures of the same picture, yes? Which brings me to my comment, the strength to your idea of a a camera with multiple CCD's and HDR software embedded would be the ability to take *action* shots in this manner. It is the same kind of difference between the days of extra-ordinarily long exposures with a tiny hole being opened with a manual shutter and the days where you were able to change the size of your hole and the speed at which your shutter stays open. Hey Alec. I presume you are using a tripod to take the 5 or more exposures of the same picture, yes? Which brings me to my comment, the strength to your idea of a a camera with multiple CCD’s and HDR software embedded would be the ability to take *action* shots in this manner.

It is the same kind of difference between the days of extra-ordinarily long exposures with a tiny hole being opened with a manual shutter and the days where you were able to change the size of your hole and the speed at which your shutter stays open.

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