From: finfer@optonline.net   
      
   > On 12/1/2014 1:04 PM, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
      
   >> DSLR cameras do not seem to handle to very high contrasty scenes as well as   
   film did, with shadows going black or highlights washed out.  One must do   
   special compensation to get good pictures from such scenes.  Digital also   
   seems to have less exposure    
   lattitude than film, although the meters of modern digital cameras seem to be   
   pretty accurate, including being 'smart' enough to realize a train's headlight   
   is not part of a scene for exposure determination.   
      
   There are many pros who will disagree with this.  Digital actually has a   
   much greater ability to handle contrasty scenes, but one needs to handle   
   the shot properly.  It has to be exposed properly.  Graduated neutral   
   density filters, when used properly, are a great tool.  Many digital   
   images need some tweaking on the computer to fulfill their potential.   
   Almost all of the shots that I take get some adjustments, mostly minor,   
   before I show them to anyone.  With about 30 seconds of work on each   
   photo, I can have images that I am pleased with.   
      
   Newer camera have HDR capability.  They take multiple exposures of a   
   scene and combine them into a photo that could never have been made with   
   film.  I even have an app on my phone that does that.  That is probably   
   not the best solution for a moving train, though.   
      
   Michael Finfer   
   Bridgewater, NJ   
      
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