11-03-2011, 12:55 PM
What we have here is probably yet another case of trying to find one rule that works in all situations. Just expose for what you want.
In my case, with wildlife there are often white or light detailed coloured parts amongst darker regions. The default exposure will tend to clip those areas more often than not, so I tend to shoot with various degrees of negative compensation. A better way to describe it might be to Expose to Retain Wanted Details. It could be left or right and doesn't really matter. If I don't have time to dial in near-perfect settings, underexposing always gives more scope for recovery than overexposing the same amount.
In my case, with wildlife there are often white or light detailed coloured parts amongst darker regions. The default exposure will tend to clip those areas more often than not, so I tend to shoot with various degrees of negative compensation. A better way to describe it might be to Expose to Retain Wanted Details. It could be left or right and doesn't really matter. If I don't have time to dial in near-perfect settings, underexposing always gives more scope for recovery than overexposing the same amount.
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