Amateur to the Zone System

[pdwcolumbus]

I know you guys might call it a sin, but I learned the zone system very well with 35 mm. I know it is a no no with large format guys. I have not read it, but I understand the book by Carson Graves on the zone system for 35 mm, is excellent, and I learned what I know from him personally. He made it extremely easy to understand. Once you understand the basics and you get a handle of expierencing the craft of seeing photo's, placing exposures, and truely understanding' then go to the trouble of lugging all the big stuff around. pdw

[Ken Lee]

"If you press the Ctrl key first and then move the cursor, you will see instead three values which are the actual raw RGB densities.... "



Hi Leonard - I have tried this when I do a Preview, and it seems that the numbers are reversed. When I mouse over the dark shades, I see a high number, and for light tones, I see low numbers. Perhaps I am doing things backwards, or have misunderstood a fundamental point ?