Originally posted by BrianR You have zero control of the relative brightness of subject to background in this scenario with the trifecta.
Well one thing that I DID do to have 'control' was to observe the layout over time. I went to shoot when the conditions were right... so in a way I had control over me
I had to pay attention to what is North, what is South, how the light was travelling across the sky... where the sun was at... I guess I call it being 'spacially aware'...
When the sun was in a different position it would not throw light onto the trees in the background and it allowed for a better shot...
While I wasn't controlling the light I certainly was chasing it
Also it does bring up opportunities to use flash in a daylight setting, but overall it to me is making me more observant of the environment specifically as it relates to photography.
Originally posted by clackers You did get the balance nicely right, Alamo.
Thank you. Sometimes I go outside and shoot just basic stuff in challenging situations just for the sole purpose to try and 'get it right' when a good shot comes along later on. When the good ones come along the time to prepare for it has long since gone
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Originally posted by clackers Going full frame makes things a bit better, but ultimately, on a tripod you'd expose once for the sky, and either once or twice for the ground stuff, and combine.
I have never done multiple images or 'combining' of images. I don't know how to cook up a photo like that.
With some of these 'mundane' shots that I go practice on I am trying to improve my fundamentals of the basic capture.
I am also trying to learn to recognize good lighting conditions so I can be at where the action is at when it all goes down