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Canon 5D
Focal Length: 40mm
Exposure: 1/250 f/5.6 ISO 50
Lens: 17-40L
ND Grad 8
 
Barn in Teesdale...

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Your ability to capture the quality of light continues to amaze me, Doylem.

Do you rely on the in-camera metering or do use a hand held meter?

I shot film until my AE-1 locked up, and I was never comfortable with camera exposure control and used a meter. I have some background with the zone system. That won't help me when I pick up a DSLR around Christmas, but it sure did teach me how to see the spectrum of light in an image.

Dale
 
^^
Great shot aaronw1986, One of my photographic goals is to get a good dragon fly shot.

It was the forest fires in Canada made for a beautiful sunset in Southeast Alaska. I will try again tomorrow night with a longer lens.
 

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The above comment on quality of light applies to you, my lady. You have captured very different types and tones of light in seperate visual planes. In-camera or hand held metering?

Excellent work from all in this forum this month!

Dale

Thanks, Designer Dale. :)

I do have an old hand-held meter, but I only ever use the meter in my camera.
 
Your ability to capture the quality of light continues to amaze me, Doylem.

Do you rely on the in-camera metering or do use a hand held meter?

Thanks. I just use in-camera metering (set on manual). For landscapes I always use a tripod, so I can lock onto a composition and see what the light does to it. As the light changes, I make small adjustments (always to the shutter speeds, leaving the aperture constant... probably f11), and often bracket shots. By not looking at the camera controls, I can concentrate on the scene... 'cos a play of light might only last a second or two... and I want to be ready for it.

I shot film until my AE-1 locked up, and I was never comfortable with camera exposure control and used a meter. I have some background with the zone system. That won't help me when I pick up a DSLR around Christmas, but it sure did teach me how to see the spectrum of light in an image.

A DSLR will give you freedom to shoot more, without costing $$. That is: I'm happy to shoot more pix that don't quite work if that helps me to get the one that does. I know where the 'delete' button is...

And what you know about light already will stand you in good stead when you go digital. That is: it takes longer to learn about light, IMO, than it does to learn about workflows and post-processing...
 
Sun Setting behind the South Island of New Zealand
 

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