Kernuak said:
jrista said:
I'd extend that to be "3 extra stops is always useful for every kind of photography or subject man has or ever will conceive of". ;P No one will dispute the notion that more DR is always useful for some kinds of photography. Mikael's issue is that he insists on pushing that point at every single opportunity, regardless of the circumstances.
Actually, while I concede it is sometimes useful, I certainly wouldn't agree that it is always useful. Sometimes the blown highlights or deep shadows are necesary for the look or feel the photographer is trying to portray. It depends whether you want a text book image or a piece of art.
You have made exactly the same point I made on another thread. I got a rude reply from Ankortwat telling me I didn't know what a tonal curve was for. No doubt you can expect the same.
And all this despite the very visual fact you can see from our pictures it is quite clear we know how to pp, though perhaps not how to produce noise.