On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 07:51:22 -0400, Greg Fraser <fraserg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote/replied to: >> >> I can only imagine the effect of great highlight details in the wings, >> while the face is so dark you can't see it's eye. > >Why don't you just take one shot exposed for the head and one exposed for >the wing and combine them in the computer? Try that on a bird that's flying... >Depending on your camera exposure >compensation might even cover the range for you. Unless you intended to have >something blown out, I don't really see any excuse for glaring flaws in an >image. Sure with film you really have to work to print from two negatives at >once but with Photoshop anyone can do the same thing even if they only have >one useable arm. It's not a flaw with film. Our eyes also lose highlights at time, as well as shadow detail at times. Agreed though about two exposures, I did mention that. -- Jim Davis, Nature Photography: http://jimdavis.oberro.com/ Motorcycle Relay Kits: http://www.easternbeaver.com/
