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I know you went with the 85 1.8, but it is fun posting these shots anyway.
^^ that elephant perspective is amazing.
Thank you, but just for the record it is a rhinoceros, not an elephant.
...I don't know the neuroscience of human vision, but my experience tells me that the brain does a lot of processing to create a virtual dynamic range much greater than what the eye is capable of seeing. For example, in the photo of the alley, the cobblestones in the sunlight are much brighter than those in the shadows. Possibly by 7 or 8 EV, I don't know. When a human focuses on the stones in the light, it sees detail, but does not simultaneously see detail in the shadows, as the eye is not focused there. When the eye moves to focus on the shadow, the human adjusts to see detail there, but again, not simultaneously focusing on the highlighted stones. The brain processes these local contrast elements of the scene with detail. When looking at the scene as a whole, the brain now combines the global scene with the details of the highlights and shadows and creates a clear "picture" in the viewer's mind. But this is not a print, or anything equivalent to a print. Or even a scene in a movie or video. It's some image in a person's mind. I've concluded that it can't actually be recreated in the physical world via print or video. I also believe that the reason some people like HDR images is because they try to reproduce the "wider DR" we see in our minds, with both highlight detail and shadow detail.
What would be great is if cameras and media could match the DR of human vision, and clipping black or white was a creative choice, not a technological necessity.
Although the 17-55mm F2.8 IS is the full frame equivalent of 27-88mm F4 IS
The 17-40mm is 27-64mm F4 on crop
Just to avoid some confusion:
The 17-55mm f/2.8 IS is the full frame equivalent of 27-88mm f/4.5 IS.
The 17-40mm f/4 is equivalent to 27-64mm f/6.4 on crop.
I have absolutely no intentions of sitting down at the computer and bringing the shadows up so they are any different than what I saw and what made me want to take the picture to begin with.
If you plan to wait around for future tech improvements to go out and shoot, you'll be waiting quite a while.
I stated that technique will improve DR more than any sensor will.
What techniques are you referring to to improve DR? Genuinely curious, not being pointlessly argumentative.
Are you talking about post processing like your Before/After? Making brights darker and darks lighter compresses DR and improves the image, yes. There are other ways to limit the DR requirement. You can choose to shoot when the scene doesn't greatly exceed camera capabilities. You can choose to limit the scene DR as viewed through the lens with filters, or by artificially lighting the shadows.
If you don't have those options, and if the scene you photographed clips white and black, what do you do?
Those are a few methods. I knew you'd get it sooner or later.
I stated that technique will improve DR more than any sensor will.
I don't believe your understanding what I'm stating. It's not about DR, its about being at the right place at the right time.
I know, but it's still overrated. I did this on a supposed "outdated" sensor tech from a camera everyone loves to bash for DR. Heck, with alittle more time I could do this same shot on a d30.
... provided the scene doesn't exceed the capabilities of the D30.
No, provided that I understand how to get as many stops of DR I need.
I know, but it's still overrated. I did this on a supposed "outdated" sensor tech from a camera everyone loves to bash for DR. Heck, with alittle more time I could do this same shot on a d30.
