We are having a stunning fall, which is about to abruptly end. The aspens and cottonwoods have been extra-bright, I'm not sure why. I'm running around trying to catch it
JaKo wrote:
With (right hand) index finger on shutter and thumb on AF/MF buttons I can compose --> zoom in/out via EVF and shoot most of my manual fast lenses, mostly wide open, without missing focus.
Again, I assigned buttons as below on my A7R in December 2013 and duplicated settings onto A7RM2 and have been shooting MF lenses this way without any need for LCD screen.
Its very personal, but it works for me.
Looking at Rock Outcrop, leaves and trees
Tripod mounted A7r and Leica M 90mm f2.5 Summarit lens
ISO 100, probably f8, 1/160 second
Exposure corrected by +0.12 Stops; processed in LR6
October 17, 2015
Along Skyline Drive, Shenandoah NP, Virginia
From a lake nearby with A7II and CV Ultron 21mm f/1.8 VM. I use this lens a lot right now since I'm participating in a challenge at a Norwegian forum. This month you had to pick a single focal length, so I thought it was a good opportunity to get to know the CV21 properly.
Taylor Sherman wrote:
Helena, great stuff. I wish I knew how to get such perfect, accurate color.
Thank you very much Taylor (and Ronny too)! Means a lot since I'm often unsure about my colors.
Some things I often do with colors in Lightroom are:
-Start with the "Camera Neutral" Camera Calibration profile.
-General adjustment of white balance.
-Move Orange slider towards more red.
-Sometimes Yellow towards more Orange (but more rarely).
-Sometimes de-saturate greens slightly.
I almost never keep the camera at AWB but instead choose a Kelvin value (usually 5500K for outdoors). Sometimes photos turn out too warm or cold, but at least they are consistent and much easier to correct.
Btw. it was the coldest night/day so far this season. -5C when I went out.
