光を足す花、影を引く鉄（Light for Flowers, Shadow for Iron）

今回のGWは4/29水曜日から翌週の水曜までです。ところが、このGW、出だしで妻が体調を崩してしまったので、まだ家で大人しくしています。

この春から息子が高校生になり、弁当作りがスタートし毎朝早くに起きて準備する生活にちょっと疲れが出てしまったのかもしれません。

GW中はそれを少しでもリカバリーしてもらえれば…そのためには私が動かないとね。

そんな中、少しだけ出来た時間を使って、近所をお写ん歩です。

もうここ3ヶ月くらい、組み合わせはこれです。D200+Ai NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4S

そして、最近の撮影の時の思考は花などのColorfulな被写体のときはプラス補正、構造物で重厚感を狙ったときはマイナス補正。あくまでD200で撮影するときの思考です。

一年くらい前まではWBオート、露出補正は未調整でした。

でも特に今年に入ってから撮影時に出来上がりを想像して、WBも積極的に動かし露出補正は先の通りです。

まずは花。Colorfulな花には光を足してあげます。露出補正は+0.7〜+1.0。

構造物は光を引き算ですね。露出補正は-0.7〜0くらいです。

このような考えで、RAW現像はすっかりご無沙汰になりました。D200、デジカメですけど、撮り方はフィルムライクですかね😏

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Greetings from Tokyo this Golden Week! 😁

This year’s Golden Week spans from Wednesday, April 29th, to the following Wednesday. However, my wife hasn't been feeling well since the start of the holiday, so we’ve been staying quiet at home.

Since our son started high school this spring, she began a new routine of waking up early every morning to prepare his lunch box. 

Perhaps the exhaustion of that daily rhythm has finally caught up with her.I hope she can use this break to recover as much as possible… and that means it's my turn to step up and take care of things.

In the midst of this, I managed to find a little time for a quick "photo-walk" around the neighborhood.

For the past three months, this has been my go-to setup: the D200 paired with the Ai NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4S.

Lately, my mindset while shooting has evolved: when facing colorful subjects like flowers, I use positive exposure compensation. When aiming for the heavy, dignified presence of structures, I go into the negative. 

This is specifically how I think when shooting with the D200.Until about a year ago, I used to leave everything on Auto WB and zero exposure compensation.

But especially since the turn of this year, I’ve started visualizing the final image before pressing the shutter. 

Now, I proactively adjust the WB and the exposure compensation as described.

First, the flowers. I add light to these colorful blooms.

The exposure compensation is usually between +0.7 and +1.0.

For structures, it’s all about subtracting light.I keep the compensation between -0.7 and 0.With this approach, I’ve completely moved away from RAW processing. The D200 is a digital camera, of course, but I suppose my shooting style has become quite "film-like."