If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Put away wet - Why?
I don't understand this. I was shooting at a horse track earlier
today and took several images of horses being hosed down after their workout. Here's a crop of one of images: http://tonycooper.fileave.com/blowout.jpg There's no white in that horse's coat. The horse had just been sprayed with a hose, and that's water on the horse's coat. Blown-out. Big time. I was shooting on Programmed Auto (Nikon D40) and thought I had the ISO set to 200. EXIF shows it was a 500. The rest was 1/500th at 5.6. I've never seen a wet surface blown-out like this. Would the high ISO do that? (Forget the image itself. I just cropped this part out to show the effect. This is out-of-focus, but shows the effect.) -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Put away wet - Why?
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:58:48 -0500, tony cooper
wrote in : I don't understand this. I was shooting at a horse track earlier today and took several images of horses being hosed down after their workout. Here's a crop of one of images: http://tonycooper.fileave.com/blowout.jpg There's no white in that horse's coat. The horse had just been sprayed with a hose, and that's water on the horse's coat. Blown-out. Big time. I was shooting on Programmed Auto (Nikon D40) and thought I had the ISO set to 200. EXIF shows it was a 500. The rest was 1/500th at 5.6. I've never seen a wet surface blown-out like this. Would the high ISO do that? (Forget the image itself. I just cropped this part out to show the effect. This is out-of-focus, but shows the effect.) Water is highly reflective and the background was very dark -- you gave the camera an impossible task. -- Best regards, John [Please Note: Ads belong *only* in rec.photo.marketplace.digital, as per http://bobatkins.photo.net/info/charter.htm http://rpdfaq.50megs.com/] |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Put away wet - Why?
Suddenly, without warning, tony cooper exclaimed (12/17/2008 8:58 PM):
I don't understand this. I was shooting at a horse track earlier today and took several images of horses being hosed down after their workout. Here's a crop of one of images: http://tonycooper.fileave.com/blowout.jpg There's no white in that horse's coat. The horse had just been sprayed with a hose, and that's water on the horse's coat. Blown-out. Big time. I was shooting on Programmed Auto (Nikon D40) and thought I had the ISO set to 200. EXIF shows it was a 500. The rest was 1/500th at 5.6. I've never seen a wet surface blown-out like this. Would the high ISO do that? (Forget the image itself. I just cropped this part out to show the effect. This is out-of-focus, but shows the effect.) You don't say if photographing horses is a regular thing for you, but I've had the same kind of thing, photographing wet horses in sunshine. The coat of a horse in good health can be very shiny/reflective, especially when wet. Also, it sort of looks to me as if there might still be some foamy sweat on the shoulder hotspot and in the lower right, which wouldn't help. Could be wrong though. A polarizer would help, I'd think. Poor horse, looks tired and tense (eye looks tired, posture looks tense - he's pulling back, or about to, I'd say). jmc |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Put away wet - Why?
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:21:49 -0500, jmc
wrote: Suddenly, without warning, tony cooper exclaimed (12/17/2008 8:58 PM): I don't understand this. I was shooting at a horse track earlier today and took several images of horses being hosed down after their workout. Here's a crop of one of images: http://tonycooper.fileave.com/blowout.jpg There's no white in that horse's coat. The horse had just been sprayed with a hose, and that's water on the horse's coat. Blown-out. Big time. I was shooting on Programmed Auto (Nikon D40) and thought I had the ISO set to 200. EXIF shows it was a 500. The rest was 1/500th at 5.6. I've never seen a wet surface blown-out like this. Would the high ISO do that? (Forget the image itself. I just cropped this part out to show the effect. This is out-of-focus, but shows the effect.) You don't say if photographing horses is a regular thing for you, but I've had the same kind of thing, photographing wet horses in sunshine. The coat of a horse in good health can be very shiny/reflective, especially when wet. Also, it sort of looks to me as if there might still be some foamy sweat on the shoulder hotspot and in the lower right, which wouldn't help. Could be wrong though. A polarizer would help, I'd think. Poor horse, looks tired and tense (eye looks tired, posture looks tense - he's pulling back, or about to, I'd say). I'm glad to see that others do not find the results particularly strange. I took several shots of the horses being hosed down, and some of the shots taken at a greater distance have less of a problem. It never occurred to me to use my polarizer. When I looked at the images in-camera, I thought the white was soap suds. I watched several horses being hosed down. This is a harness horse training facility, and several were brought in off the track. Some of the horses seemed to really enjoy being hosed down, and some didn't like it. Well, as best as I can judge a horse's emotions. Tough horses to photograph. All bays, chestnuts, and dark horses. Hard to get detailed shots in bright sun. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Put away wet - Why?
Suddenly, without warning, tony cooper exclaimed (12/17/2008 9:36 PM):
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:21:49 -0500, jmc wrote: Suddenly, without warning, tony cooper exclaimed (12/17/2008 8:58 PM): I don't understand this. I was shooting at a horse track earlier today and took several images of horses being hosed down after their workout. Here's a crop of one of images: http://tonycooper.fileave.com/blowout.jpg There's no white in that horse's coat. The horse had just been sprayed with a hose, and that's water on the horse's coat. Blown-out. Big time. I was shooting on Programmed Auto (Nikon D40) and thought I had the ISO set to 200. EXIF shows it was a 500. The rest was 1/500th at 5.6. I've never seen a wet surface blown-out like this. Would the high ISO do that? (Forget the image itself. I just cropped this part out to show the effect. This is out-of-focus, but shows the effect.) You don't say if photographing horses is a regular thing for you, but I've had the same kind of thing, photographing wet horses in sunshine. The coat of a horse in good health can be very shiny/reflective, especially when wet. Also, it sort of looks to me as if there might still be some foamy sweat on the shoulder hotspot and in the lower right, which wouldn't help. Could be wrong though. A polarizer would help, I'd think. Poor horse, looks tired and tense (eye looks tired, posture looks tense - he's pulling back, or about to, I'd say). I'm glad to see that others do not find the results particularly strange. I took several shots of the horses being hosed down, and some of the shots taken at a greater distance have less of a problem. It never occurred to me to use my polarizer. When I looked at the images in-camera, I thought the white was soap suds. I watched several horses being hosed down. This is a harness horse training facility, and several were brought in off the track. Some of the horses seemed to really enjoy being hosed down, and some didn't like it. Well, as best as I can judge a horse's emotions. Tough horses to photograph. All bays, chestnuts, and dark horses. Hard to get detailed shots in bright sun. Yer tellin' me. I have a black cat. The last two horses I was riding regular (and photographing of course) were a bay TB with no white at all, and a jet black furball of a shetland pony. Long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away, I was a Standardbred groom. My personal opinion is an incorrectly applied check rein (the one that goes straight up the top of the neck) can do permanent damage, over time. Think of being forced to hold your nose in the air (or an arm for that matter) whenever you run or work out... jmc |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Put away wet - Why?
tony cooper wrote:
I don't understand this. I was shooting at a horse track earlier today and took several images of horses being hosed down after their workout. Here's a crop of one of images: http://tonycooper.fileave.com/blowout.jpg There's no white in that horse's coat. The horse had just been sprayed with a hose, and that's water on the horse's coat. Blown-out. Big time. I was shooting on Programmed Auto (Nikon D40) and thought I had the ISO set to 200. EXIF shows it was a 500. The rest was 1/500th at 5.6. I've never seen a wet surface blown-out like this. Would the high ISO do that? Yes high ISO reduces dynamic range. (Forget the image itself. I just cropped this part out to show the effect. This is out-of-focus, but shows the effect.) -- Paul Furman www.edgehill.net www.baynatives.com all google groups messages filtered due to spam |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Put away wet - Why?
tony cooper wrote:
I don't understand this. I was shooting at a horse track earlier today and took several images of horses being hosed down after their workout. Here's a crop of one of images: http://tonycooper.fileave.com/blowout.jpg There's no white in that horse's coat. The horse had just been sprayed with a hose, and that's water on the horse's coat. Blown-out. Big time. I was shooting on Programmed Auto (Nikon D40) and thought I had the ISO set to 200. EXIF shows it was a 500. The rest was 1/500th at 5.6. I've never seen a wet surface blown-out like this. Would the high ISO do that? (Forget the image itself. I just cropped this part out to show the effect. This is out-of-focus, but shows the effect.) Did you know that water particles on fur (hair too I guess) act as a sort of micro lens, reflecting light with more intensity than it actually is? High ISO most definitely compresses dynamic range. Setting your in camera contrast high (or even normal with a Nikon) will do it too. Nikon were so concerned about the effect on their CCD cameras (like the D60) they included a "D lighting" feature to overcome it. I believe Canon also introduced a Highlight preservation feature with the 40D but that one is sort of self defeating because it forces the camera to 200 ISO which itself compresses the dynamic range. You might try flattening the in camera contrast and pulling the exposure half a stop. I suspect a decent circular polariser will help too. You can put back the contrast in post processing after you do something about the highlights. |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Put away wet - Why?
Jurgen wrote:
tony cooper wrote: I've never seen a wet surface blown-out like this. Would the high ISO do that? Did you know that water particles on fur (hair too I guess) act as a sort of micro lens, reflecting light with more intensity than it actually is? All it is is a specular reflection off of wet fur. No different than off of a vehicle. -- -- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. -- usenet posts from gmail.com and googlemail.com are filtered out. |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Put away wet - Why?
On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:20:15 -0500, Alan Browne
wrote in : Jurgen wrote: tony cooper wrote: I've never seen a wet surface blown-out like this. Would the high ISO do that? Did you know that water particles on fur (hair too I guess) act as a sort of micro lens, reflecting light with more intensity than it actually is? All it is is a specular reflection off of wet fur. No different than off of a vehicle. You're insulting the horse! -- Best regards, John [Please Note: Ads belong *only* in rec.photo.marketplace.digital, as per http://bobatkins.photo.net/info/charter.htm http://rpdfaq.50megs.com/] |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Put away wet - Why?
Alan Browne wrote:
Jurgen wrote: tony cooper wrote: I've never seen a wet surface blown-out like this. Would the high ISO do that? Did you know that water particles on fur (hair too I guess) act as a sort of micro lens, reflecting light with more intensity than it actually is? All it is is a specular reflection off of wet fur. No different than off of a vehicle. Is that not the same as a lens reflecting light brighter (more heat) than that which enters it? Make each hair a micro lens and light gets reflected at a higher rate than the light being absorbed by darker areas. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|