tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post6314222329274188647..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Reflected light in shadowJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-4713653512752360252014-11-15T00:06:40.661-05:002014-11-15T00:06:40.661-05:00Here's how to achieve really great lighting (R...Here's how to achieve really great lighting (RGL).<br /><br />I think this can rally help with your blog and life:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egIY7ushchU#t=19<br /><br />>>>d.r. gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827636325514128500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-75770135139541413332014-11-13T22:47:40.838-05:002014-11-13T22:47:40.838-05:00If anyone is interested in an a very thoroughly re...If anyone is interested in an a very thoroughly researched description of the Columbian exposition intermingled with a chilling portrayal of one of America's first known serial killers I can recommend "The Devil In The White City" by Erik Larson.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10679574312538798710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-56341360492924167432014-11-13T21:44:30.212-05:002014-11-13T21:44:30.212-05:00This is why the age old axiom, "Warm light = ...This is why the age old axiom, "Warm light = cool shadows. Cool light = warm shadows." has never made much sense to me. Your example shows that shadow areas are lit by reflected light, whatever the color of that light is will influence the color of the shadow. Or am I misunderstanding something?David Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303137335737257197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-10908015314900770742014-11-13T11:25:06.509-05:002014-11-13T11:25:06.509-05:00Susan, that's a good question, and someone wou...Susan, that's a good question, and someone would have to be more of an expert on both human vision and camera tech than I am to give you a really good answer, but I'll try. <br /><br />Cameras are getting more and more amazing, but I've noticed that they have a hard time capturing "accurate" color under conditions of extreme contrasts of brightness. Either the white burns out or the darks go to black. This is true of both analog film and digital sensors. New technology of high dynamic range (HDR) processing helps to combine information from different exposures, and there are all sorts of ways to boost color in a good digital capture. But I've noticed there's always a tendency for such boosted photos to become too garish -- that is, the chroma doesn't match up with our subjective human perception of color. <br /><br />That's why anyone who has painted from observation often feels disappointed with the photos that they took on location at the same time, because they miss so much, even though they may have captured other aspects of the scene (such as the detail or texture) better than the eye can.<br /><br />As you can probably tell, I'm hugely fascinated by photography and video, and regard it as a useful supplement or enhancement to human vision, helping us see things in new ways. James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-55568237059056563282014-11-13T11:04:43.093-05:002014-11-13T11:04:43.093-05:00Some day, would you mind explaining this in a bit ...Some day, would you mind explaining this in a bit more detail: "Here is a good example of the color of shadows, something that cameras can't capture as well as the human eye."?<br /><br />I am not enough of a camera and light person to understand why they don't capture the color of shadows, and I have a strong suspicion that you have a way of explaining it so that I understand and learn.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203579428548046923noreply@blogger.com