In photographic terms, these areas are said to be ???blown out.???
Likewise, digital cameras are far more likely to blow out a photo when overexposed than a
film camera would, so you need to be careful not to overexpose your photographs.
There are a few techniques for dealing with dynamic range issues. You can bracket your
photos (something I talk about later in this chapter) or capture multiple versions of the same
image, then combine them afterwards on the PC. This is a cool technique that gives you the
ability to display a dynamic range even beyond the range of what film cameras can do. See
Chapter 8 for details on how to capture stunningly colorful, high dynamic range photos.
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like in the following illustration, allows you to use the camera??™s recommended automatic
exposure setting but then adjust that value up or down based on factors that you??™re aware of
but that the camera may not be smart enough to see.
Beware of the flash compensation control, which looks very similar to the camera??™s
exposure compensation but with the addition of a nearby lightning bolt. Adjusting the
flash compensation only affects how much light the flash emits, so it won??™t have any
effect on your typical daylight picture.
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