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Photography

ManiacJoe

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2. It is not as hard as it seems.

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 05:38 PM

Jul 2013

The camera wants to average everything out to a nice medium gray. In general, this tends to work well. However, if your subject is more towards the edges of the exposure scale (the white shells or the black brush), the camera will need some hints from the user to keep the subject's color near the edges of the exposure scale.

The onboard computers with their exposure databases have come a long ways, but they still need some help sometimes.

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Photography 101 ... Exposure and Metering Quirks [View all] MichaelSoE Jul 2013 OP

Excellent lesson. A difficult concept to master. CurtEastPoint Jul 2013 #1

It is not as hard as it seems. ManiacJoe Jul 2013 #2

Just carry a grey card in your photo bag Major Nikon Jul 2013 #3

THANK YOU - I am thrilled you are taking the time Mira Jul 2013 #4

another trick rdking647 Jul 2013 #5

Very good tutorial postatomic Jul 2013 #6

Important if you're shooting Velvia, but I just wing it with digital. sir pball Jul 2013 #7

Seems like this would generate more digital noise than necessary. ManiacJoe Jul 2013 #9

Not (for me) at low ISOs and a couple of stops sir pball Jul 2013 #13

I had a heck of a time getting exposures right Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #8

This is where gradient ND filters can help. ManiacJoe Jul 2013 #10

Which I don't have but probably need. :) Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #11

I am in the same boat. ManiacJoe Jul 2013 #12

What do you use in post processing? Celebration Jul 2013 #17

I have PaintShopPro, and, yes, I can usually fix things in post-processing, Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #19

Use a flash to decrease contrast Major Nikon Jul 2013 #14

Fantastic work MichaelSoE, thank you for this!... Locut0s Jul 2013 #15

Thanx... I learned a thing or two. JohnnyRingo Jul 2013 #16

Thank you Celebration Jul 2013 #18

Danke! a la izquierda Aug 2013 #20