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How the eye sees differently from the camera

How the eye sees differently from the camera

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How the eye sees differently from the camera

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- One of the great things about the location of the Bay Front is that just outside the window are incredible views of the Golden Gate Bridge. And so you walk in here and you look out the window, and you see that and you go, "Wow that's a great backdrop for a picture." And I immediately start thinking, "This is where I can shoot portraits, and all sorts of other stuff." But I can't actually do that, and sadly, neither can you. For a very particular technical reason. When I stand here, right now, looking out the window, I can see detail on the window, I can see detail outside. That's because my eye has a tremendous range of perception of light to dark. We call that dynamic range. My eye can see a huge number of different levels of brightness. We do not have a camera technology that can do what my eye can. Watch what happens as Jacob moves the camera out here. So now he's looking at me and out the window. But you can't really see either. The camera's not exposed high enough to see detail…

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