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28-JAN-2008

Zone VI Exposure Developed in Lightroom with WB set by the 18% gray card

Zone VI determined by spot reading from plaque and increased one stop
RAW developed in Lightroom 1.3, auto exposure (exposure -0.2,recovery 26) followed by WB reading from 18% gray card
with additional adjustments as follows: black level reduced to 6 eliminating underexposed areas,
brightness reduced to neutral at 0, clarity set to 10, tone curve set at medium contrast,
sharpening to 100, luminance NR to 20, color NR at default 25

This is, in essence, an exposure to the right slightly (Zone VI and one can see from the gray card
that the plaque was only slightly lighter in tone than 18% gray) and recovered plus
enhanced contrast, sharpening and mild NR.

Nikon D300
1/25s f/2.8 at 135.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time28-Jan-2008 17:15:13
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D300
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length135 mm
Exposure Time1/25 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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