When you say "gray" do you mean middle gray? This is what you get when you meter off the snow and use that reading directly, and for me that results in a really dull photo. I like to place my snow at Zone VII or VIII, basically white with just a hint of texture. The parts where the sun are reflecting off it should of course be pure white (paper white), similar to specular hilites from chrome metal. JMHO, -dan c. At 12:58 PM 29-08-05 -0500, Don Roberts wrote: > > >Gregory Fraser wrote: >>>most exposure faults are subject-errors not camera errors ... heck, if >>>snow wants to be exposed right then it should have been grey! >> >> >> Wow! I've thought that exact same thing for years but was too timid to take on the 'snow is white' lobbyists. >> >> Greg >> >> >I have said that for years, Greg, but got no acknowledgment. The >only place snow is white is in the highlights. Elsewhere it's gray >or blue or purple etc. And I have a photo in next week's Gallery >that may provoke some comments like that. >Don >-- >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >Don Roberts ** Bittersweet Productions ** Iowa City, IA >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > When our memories outweigh our dreams > we become old. -----William Jefferson Clinton >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >
