A bridge too far

[Garth Herrick]

Mike,

I love this series of pictures.

Regarding the colorful shot in the museum, what, if any enhancements did you make to this photo in Photoshop, before you sized it down and posted it above? I have the sense that you had to drastically lighten it in "Levels" or "Curves" beyond the digital forgiveness range. This is because I see jumpy, grainy color transitions, with some over-saturation. Was this photo much darker originally, with the metering being thrown off by the brightness of the window? This has happened to me a lot too.

I agree with Tom that tungsten lighting appears to dominate as the interior light source.

In general, are the pictures ready to use as exposed in your camera, or do you routinely adjust them before we see them? I guess I am trying to sense if there is a significant difference between the way a 2 year old Nikon D100 and a new Nikon D70 will interpret the same imagery. Typically my shots are slightly dark and underexposed (using -.03 exposure compensation) so I will better preserve the highlight information. But to share the photos, I usually need to brighten them up slightly first. In general, I get the sense that your camera handles highlights better than mine (just part of camera evolution, I guess).

Thanks for sharing these,

Garth