Did you know the human eye roughly has a 24-stops dynamic ? Well, that is about 2 times more than the best professional camera.
This explains why you are able to see more of a place where darkness and light combine with the naked eye than when you attempt to photograph it. A camera will require multiple exposures at different exposition parameters to render a highly contrasted scene. This is what HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is all about.
Simple exposure compositing
in Howto, TutorialsDid you know the human eye roughly has a 24-stops dynamic ? Well, that is about 2 times more than the best professional camera.
This explains why you are able to see more of a place where darkness and light combine with the naked eye than when you attempt to photograph it. A camera will require multiple exposures at different exposition parameters to render a highly contrasted scene. This is what HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is all about.