dRebel/RAW - How do I deal with this lighting situation

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I'm shooting on the beach in brilliant sunshine. Slight haze with a
POL filter and a low sun behind me. I'm taking a picture of a white
sailboat on blue water. The POL filter knocks out any reflections
from the water.

The RAW histogram is compressed. The toe is very short at both ends of
the curve. I can play with the over/under compensation to get the
bright end of the toe close the right of the scale.

It's a nice picture but I wonder if there isn't something to make it
better in the camera.





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"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
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>
> I'm shooting on the beach in brilliant sunshine. Slight haze with a
> POL filter and a low sun behind me. I'm taking a picture of a white
> sailboat on blue water. The POL filter knocks out any reflections
> from the water.
>
> The RAW histogram is compressed. The toe is very short at both ends of
> the curve. I can play with the over/under compensation to get the
> bright end of the toe close the right of the scale.
>
> It's a nice picture but I wonder if there isn't something to make it
> better in the camera.
>

Shoot to the right. Bracket big time.