Hi All,
I recently posted in another thread here the question of how best to get a shot with a bright sky but shadows on the ground. I do some residential photography in Florida, that has a bright sky, but usually lots of shadows on the ground. I want to get the correct ground exposure but also capture the beautiful bright blue sky without it being washed out.
One of the suggestions was to use a graduated filter. Which makes sense, especially if you read the description: "The GND is a great tool for properly exposing the sky without underexposing the ground.".
But then I got to thinking, where within the lens does the camera actually get its exposure setting? Is it only one point (center of the lens?) in which case the filtered top and unfiltered bottom wouldn't work? Or does it calculate the exposure at multiple points (top, center and bottom? At the individual pixel level?)
Want to know the answer to this before I potentially lose $50...
I recently posted in another thread here the question of how best to get a shot with a bright sky but shadows on the ground. I do some residential photography in Florida, that has a bright sky, but usually lots of shadows on the ground. I want to get the correct ground exposure but also capture the beautiful bright blue sky without it being washed out.
One of the suggestions was to use a graduated filter. Which makes sense, especially if you read the description: "The GND is a great tool for properly exposing the sky without underexposing the ground.".
But then I got to thinking, where within the lens does the camera actually get its exposure setting? Is it only one point (center of the lens?) in which case the filtered top and unfiltered bottom wouldn't work? Or does it calculate the exposure at multiple points (top, center and bottom? At the individual pixel level?)
Want to know the answer to this before I potentially lose $50...