Quote Originally Posted by rondog View Post
Very nice carbine!



This isn't a bad idea, but it can backfire on you if you don't understand cameras and light metering. Camera light meters are calibrated to adjust to an 18% gray average. This is recognized as the best light balance for human skin, so camera meters are calibrated to make people shots look good, since most folks take people shots.

What this means is, pure white in bright light will typically come out dirty-gray looking, because the camera is adjusting for an 18% gray balance. This really shows up when taking photos outside in the snow. This can be overcome by setting a camera to manual exposure, and metering against a "gray card" so you can fool the camera with a scene that's already gray.

Adjust it for that, and the snow in your photos will be white. Same with white backdrops in gun photos. Beware of using too harsh of a light source too, diffusers are handy.
your post wasn't meant for me but thanks, helped me understand something I did not.