08-27-2014, 04:35 PM
BTW in this case if Raw is not an option, I would meter to barely not blow out the sky (maybe 2/3 EV lower than here) and bring up the lower midtones in Curves because there's little risk of losing significant shadow detail in this shot. If the prickly pear pad at lower right ended up plugged in darkness, it wouldn't detract from the shot.
However, this is the way I shoot habitually: underexpose and lose a bit of shadow detail or bring it up later at the cost of some noise, but don't blow the highlights unless there's a lot of white paint or chrome in the pic.
However, this is the way I shoot habitually: underexpose and lose a bit of shadow detail or bring it up later at the cost of some noise, but don't blow the highlights unless there's a lot of white paint or chrome in the pic.