Re: [OM] Yellow Flowers [was The enduring appeal of GAS and What is this beastie?]

[Moose]

Oops, the link below isn't going to work. 
<http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/tech/Dynamics/DR&EV.htm>

On 6/25/2022 9:19 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 6/25/2022 11:11 AM, DZDub wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 11:41 AM Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Based on a recommendation by His Mooseness, I generally dial -0.3 in
> > > on every m43 camera as well as the A7ii. This has worked exceptionally
> > > well for me and that 1/3 of a stop is exactly what I need in Lightroom
> > > to give me the highlight contour I need.
> > Used to do -.7 on E-1  and then gradually vered off and went with 0 on
> > later E and came back to -.7 on the E-5, though I was skeptical of value at
> > times.  EM-1 images just look better to me at -.7, for the most part.
> >
> > > However, when it comes to flowers, and LED lighting... Oh my...
> > >
> > > What I've found is the closer the subject color is to the RGB sensor
> > > colors, the more likely I'm going to get extremely offputting
> > > saturation and unusable pictures. Especially in the reds. I've had to
> > > exposure-compensate as much as -2.0 stops on tulips and roses if they
> > > are in sunlight. This isn't a metering issue, as I know how to meter.
> > > This is a Bayar array issue and how the whole base algorithm works.
> > So saith Ctein and Moosie.  So far I haven't gotten a -2 EV shot to work
> > with my post process.  Levels middle slider does most of the heavy lifting,
> > easy on the right one.  I can get the reds looking sort of even-ish, but
> > the background is very unattractive to me, and there is no longer a natural
> > feel in the lighting.  Generally, a less extreme bracket works better for
> > my taste.  I think a -1.3 has worked out OK.
> Perhaps mis-assumption here. With this kind of subject, I almost always process subject and background separately. 
> Otherwise, indeed, the background usually goes wonky before the subject is where I want it.
> Extreme example: Small, brightly sunlit subject against vast, dark background 
> can deeply fool even Oly's ESP
> metering. <cid:part1.rvTejKvM.oBjkR48y@gmail.com>
>
> EV -4 anyone?
>
> Clarified Moose

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