I've noticed that I often can't post a comment or reply because "fstoppers.com says Unable to complete the request. The error has been logged."
It's pretty annoying when you're in the middle of a discussion, and I've tried to post the same thing a dozen times over several days. I'm never allowed to post. Nothing offensive, here's what they won't let me post:
(Another member posted) "The zone system and the histogram seem like just two sides of the same coin."
(I replied) "Not quite. The histogram tells you about the dynamic range you're capturing. The Zone System lets you manipulate the dynamic range. You can play with the contrast of a digital image in post-processing, you can burn and dodge, but you can still only work with the information that's there.
The Zone System (and its variants) let you tailor the dynamic range you capture, image-by-image, to capture information throughout the image which you can then work with in the darkroom print or a hybrid print, as you wish.
Zone System photographers use a spot meter to measure multiple parts of the image, most importantly, the hightlights and shadows. In a sunny, high contrast landscape, expose more to get details in deep shadows, but cut back in developing so you don't get too dense a negative and blow the highlights. Or in a very flat scene, say photographing in a foggy forest, cut back on exposure and develop longer to increase contrast so you won't have a flat negative that gives muddy prints.
Exposure determines density, development determines contrast, and the two dance together, hopefully without stepping on each others' toes."
Why can't I post this reply?
Seems strange
i was also censored when I commented re Capture One setting up a subscription model and deleting its free package.
I've just noticed that it's happening to me a lot. It's frustrating when you write a long answer (like the one I posted here) and it's censored.