larryepage wrote:
I save raw and Fine*/Large JPEGs of all my exposures. I am also very careful with my pre-exposure camera choices, metering pattern, white balance, and ISO choices. I do not use Auto ISO or Auto White Balance (unless there is a compelling reason to make a different choice).
During the recent eclipse, I had decided to focus on what was happening on the ground, since our local viewing conditions were not ideal. At the last minute, during totality I decided to see what I could do with my D500 and 16-80mm zoom hand-held. Here is my result. The only real "trick" is that I used Highlight Weighted Metering." EXIF data should be intact for the rest of the story. This photograph has not been altered since leaving the camera.
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Alas, the digital noise baked-into this ISO-6400 JPEG is completely unacceptable. The RAW image with 2024-grade software would yield a far, far better result.