Sometimes I think that digital camera companies try to hide things from you. It’s probably in the name of making things easier for you, the bewildered user. But there are times when I want to play with things so that they look the way I want them to. as I’ve undoubtedly said in the past I am not a fan of post-shot editing using computer software like photoshop. If I do any processing it is basic cropping or changing a picture from colour to black and white. Some may call me old fashioned, but I like to think that composition is much better than fancy editing.
My latest issue was in the contrast provided by my D5000 when I shot in black and white was that there was a lack of contrast in the shot. An art-student friend of mine (who is known for being uber-critical) would continually pick on the contrast in my shots. I couldn’t change the contrast to provide the punchy photos I was looking for. The culprit – Active D-Lighting. Easily changeable from the on-screen menu thingy (by pressing the <i> button and then moving down to the ADL section), it is an option added to make colours look more natural, and decrease contrast problems. This is awesome for colour photography, but when I switch over to B&W I want to have a strong, striking image whenever I point and shoot. Sadly I’ve had this camera for about three months now and I’ve just worked it out – oh well...
Above: Playing in night-time with a single light-source. Hi ISO and Aperture…
Above Left: Evening. Above Right: Chandelier (often playing with the M setting gets you good results)
Above: Monkey. ADL is turned off and Contrast is turned up as high as it can go
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