Nikon D800: From Snapshots to Great Shots

9. Expanding the Exposure

Camera Features and Techniques to Increase the Tonal Range of Your Images

As good as the D800 is at finding the right exposure for a given scene, it can be very difficult to capture a wide range of tonal values in a single snap. Taking photographs will quickly remind you of just how sophisticated the human eye is and how hard it is to re-create what you see. The eye is capable of seeing a much larger range of tonal values—from dark shadows to bright highlights—and quickly adjusting between them. Unfortunately, the camera can only capture a single click and has to do the best it can at capturing all the values. So what’s ...