Well then, perhaps I can jar your memory by reposting this exchange from earlier in the thread,where Mr. FRogfish asked you to get a K5---does this help?:
Quote: Originally posted by Designosophy
Perhaps it's just because I'm a novice, but I'm amazed at the dynamic range being expressed in these photos. I would expect the areas near the streetlights to be completely blown out and the areas away from the lights to be dark and lacking detail. Do you have any tips for a newbie with a K-x who is interested in nighttime photography like this?
FROGFISH: I would love to be able to offer words of wisdom to aid you but in fact as a relative novice of less than one year myself (though I do admit I am an avaricious reader on photography - spending at the very least 4 or 5 hours a day on forums or reading photography books) I can only say - buy a K5 !
My methods are simplistic in the extreme for these shots, manual exposure and in some cases MF, hyperfocal, and then check your results carefully on the LCD.
There was very little PP on these, 2 mins per photo perhaps; a little cropping, auto curves adjustment, shadow recovery (because with the K5 there is lots of detail that can be recovered in the shadows) and very minor definition and vibrancy boosts. Absolutely no NR.
Sorry - also forgot to mention these were shot in RAW (DNG) which will have had an impact on the DR.
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