There is nothing more frustrating for any photographer than getting a correct exposure when taking a shot. And after many years of doing both film and digital photography, I still am often frustrated by the various methods of measuring light.
And one of the reasons I have so much difficulty with getting the correct exposure is my fear of whites. Yes, I dislike very much photographs that blow out whites and lose details that I know are there because I can see those details with my eyes. Unfortunately, cameras cannot record what the human eye can see, thus this whole business of photography can be and is a challenge beyond words. One of my friends, whom I believe to be among the best photographers in the world, has referred to me many times as the “master of whites.” Well, I wish I could agree. For every one shot I get right, I have at least 1,000 that were wrong.
But, when one gets it right, well, it’s awesome, as in this shot of a great egret I took three years ago.
