Numero4 From Canada, joined Feb 2010, 260 posts, RR: 0 Posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 2131 times:
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Hi all,
I was wondering about when to best use Active D-Lighting. The manual states that it brings out details of shaded subjects in bright lighting. Is it a really good thing to turn on when, say, photographing aircraft on short final from underneath on a sunny day?
Up to date, I did not turn it on and had problems with too much contrast between the shaded and lit portions of aircraft.
dlowwa From Canada, joined Apr 2005, 7317 posts, RR: 31 Reply 1, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 2123 times:
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Quoting Numero4 (Thread starter): Is it a really good thing to turn on when, say, photographing aircraft on short final from underneath on a sunny day?
Definitely not if you plan on uploading. It tends to produce a nasty halo effect if the subject is visible against a solid background, like a blue sky, and will likely be rejected for editing
If you're having problems with contrast and lighting, shoot from a different location or wait until the time of day when the lighting is better. It's never a good idea to force bad lighting, unless you're desperate.
viv From Ireland, joined May 2005, 3109 posts, RR: 31 Reply 3, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 2092 times:
Quoting dlowwa (Reply 1): Definitely not if you plan on uploading. It tends to produce a nasty halo effect if the subject is visible against a solid background, like a blue sky
Exactly right. It will ruin this type of shot.
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javier From Spain, joined Jun 2005, 6 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 1991 times:
I don´t recommend the use of this tool. I have a D300 and some of my pics have been rejected by "bad halo around the aircraft". The photos were shooted in JPEG, I don´t know the effect in RAW.
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