correct me if I am wrong, but it sounds like you let the camera take all photos in full auto mode and assume that it is always correct for the scene. Then you adjust everything in P P to correct for your vision of the scene ? I and many other photographers prefer to shoot the scene as closely to the correct exposure by using all the controls available on the camera prior to making the final exposure. We therefore minimize any PP if needed at all. Yes, you will always get an image in Full Auto but it may not be the best possible image.

All of my definitions must explain the genus and the differentia of any concept I define. My genus's óf any given concept being defined explains what group a given concept falls into. My differentiae of any given concept being defined separates out the concept from all others in their group.
The genus of the photographic concept "Green Zone" is a photographic technique that narrows the digital range of exposure of a given image to the middle range to afford the most detail possible to the number of pixels recorded.
The differentia of the photographic concept "Green Zone" involves,
(1) placing your modern camera on full auto whereby the camera chooses the ideal aperture, shutter speed and ISO for a given location and lighting situation to maximize details.
(2) adding additional light making the finest detail possible through techniques like fill flash in order to be able to create images at a low ISO to avoid digital "noise" that distracts from enjoying fine details.
(3) always recording images in RAW files as opposed to JPEG etc. so as to capture the maximum number of pixels available for a given exposure range to allow maximum capturing of the image details available to edit with a program like Photoshop or Lightroom.
Shooter41

All of my definitions must explain the genus and the differentia of any concept I define. My genus's óf any given concept being defined explains what group a given concept falls into. My differentiae of any given concept being defined separates out the concept from all others in their group.
The genus of the photographic concept "Green Zone" is a photographic technique that narrows the digital range of exposure of a given image to the middle range to afford the most detail possible to the number of pixels recorded.
The differentia of the photographic concept "Green Zone" involves,
(1) placing your modern camera on full auto whereby the camera chooses the ideal aperture, shutter speed and ISO for a given location and lighting situation to maximize details.
(2) adding additional light making the finest detail possible through techniques like fill flash in order to be able to create images at a low ISO to avoid digital "noise" that distracts from enjoying fine details.
(3) always recording images in RAW files as opposed to JPEG etc. so as to capture the maximum number of pixels available for a given exposure range to allow maximum capturing of the image details available to edit with a program like Photoshop or Lightroom.
Shooter41

All of my definitions must explain the genus and the differentia of any concept I define. My genus's óf any given concept being defined explains what group a given concept falls into. My differentiae of any given concept being defined separates out the concept from all others in their group.
The genus of the photographic concept "Green Zone" is a photographic technique that narrows the digital range of exposure of a given image to the middle range to afford the most detail possible to the number of pixels recorded.
The differentia of the photographic concept "Green Zone" involves,
(1) placing your modern camera on full auto whereby the camera chooses the ideal aperture, shutter speed and ISO for a given location and lighting situation to maximize details.
(2) adding additional light making the finest detail possible through techniques like fill flash in order to be able to create images at a low ISO to avoid digital "noise" that distracts from enjoying fine details.
(3) always recording images in RAW files as opposed to JPEG etc. so as to capture the maximum number of pixels available for a given exposure range to allow maximum capturing of the image details available to edit with a program like Photoshop or Lightroom.
Shooter41

Dear Lagoonguy...I loved and respected Ayn Rand, her intellect and her contributions to our knowledge, as well as you appear to. I attended her lectures at Ford Hall Forum as well as her final tribute dinner and sat close to her during the meal. You needn't tell me "Use your camera as you please." Your permission is not required. I enjoyed making images in manual mode as well as using the green zone technique in order to determine which gave me the greatest detail in the specific case of my A7R4 mirrorless camera. (As I'm sure you know, different cameras give different results using the green zone.) I would like to share with you that I don't use what Ayn Rand taught me to order other persons around or give them commands. Why do you hold that it is reverse logic to make the comparison between shooting on manual mode and green zone technique to confirm which is best for one's specific camera? Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Shooter41 (randfan)

This thread is full stuff shirt posts about their own expert (highly user controlled) approach to photography ... same as most everything on UHH. But the solid fact is that for the black cat in the coal bin (where there is nearly zero dynamic range) the raw file shot in 100% full automatic (Green mode) will capture the most data and lead to the optimal result.

Those parroting generalized "expert advice" and those braying about "being the photographer" are just displaying their inability to consider the actual conditions of shooting black on black in dim light. "Experts" in their own minds only. Typical UHH.

This thread is full stuff shirt posts about their own expert (highly user controlled) approach to photography ... same as most everything on UHH. But the solid fact is that for the black cat in the coal bin (where there is nearly zero dynamic range) the raw file shot in 100% full automatic (Green mode) will capture the most data and lead to the optimal result.

Those parroting generalized "expert advice" and those braying about "being the photographer" are just displaying their inability to consider the actual conditions of shooting black on black in dim light. "Experts" in their own minds only. Typical UHH.