I'm playing around with manual mode and trying to understand histograms so the pic isn't very interesting but I wanted to know if you think it's exposed correctly.
daystar Senior Member  589 posts Likes: 520 Joined Aug 2008 Location: East Coast, US More info | Aug 27, 2008 08:10 | #1 I'm playing around with manual mode and trying to understand histograms so the pic isn't very interesting but I wanted to know if you think it's exposed correctly. Nikon D750 | Nikon D7100 | 85mm 1.8G | 50mm 1.8G | 35mm 1.8G | Tamron 70-200 2.8
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MikeMcCusker Senior Member  650 posts Joined Mar 2006 Location: Smyrna, De More info | Aug 27, 2008 08:34 | #2 Looks slightly overexposed to me. Some pping could bring it back... 20D with grip, 50D,Canon 50mm 1.8II,Canon 18-55,Canon EF 24-105mm IS, Canon 70-200 2,8L, Canon EFS 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6, 580EX, 430EX, ST-E2
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KarlosDaJackal Goldmember  1,740 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jul 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland More info | exposure is not a science its subjective and can be used creatively My Website
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daystar THREAD STARTER Senior Member 589 posts Likes: 520 Joined Aug 2008 Location: East Coast, US More info | Interesting. I was going off what the meter said was correct and how the histogram looked. Boy, I've got alot to learn! Nikon D750 | Nikon D7100 | 85mm 1.8G | 50mm 1.8G | 35mm 1.8G | Tamron 70-200 2.8
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Pete I was "Prime Mover" many years back....  38,631 posts Likes: 25 Joined Jul 2006 Location: Berkshire, UK More info | Aug 27, 2008 08:55 | #5 The stick and foreground appear to be properly exposed, but the background looks a little bright. This would concur with if your exposure meter (I assume you're using your camera for this) is set to centre weighted.
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daystar THREAD STARTER Senior Member 589 posts Likes: 520 Joined Aug 2008 Location: East Coast, US More info | Aug 27, 2008 10:58 | #6 Pete wrote in post #6188919  The stick and foreground appear to be properly exposed, but the background looks a little bright. This would concur with if your exposure meter (I assume you're using your camera for this) is set to centre weighted. Aha! Yep, center weighted! I was in manual mode and the is the automatic setting. Does anyone know if I can change that in manual? I've got the 300D and my owner's manuel doesn't say - it just describes the different metering modes. Nikon D750 | Nikon D7100 | 85mm 1.8G | 50mm 1.8G | 35mm 1.8G | Tamron 70-200 2.8
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KarlosDaJackal Goldmember 1,740 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jul 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland More info | Aug 27, 2008 12:41 | #7 daystar wrote in post #6189667 Aha! Yep, center weighted! I was in manual mode and the is the automatic setting. Does anyone know if I can change that in manual? I've got the 300D and my owner's manuel doesn't say - it just describes the different metering modes. I've a 400d and the metering mode is changeable in manual and automatic modes, so i should be the same on yours. to change it you press left on the direction pad, and then you get the 3 options. My Website
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joedlh Cream of the Crop  5,515 posts Gallery: 52 photos Likes: 688 Joined Dec 2007 Location: Long Island, NY, N. America, Sol III, Orion Spur, Milky Way, Local Group, Virgo Cluster, Laniakea. More info | Aug 27, 2008 13:04 | #8 The darkest parts -- spots on the trunk -- are black and the lightest parts are not blown out, yet it appears slightly overexposed. However, it appears to be tonally flat to me. Here it is with adjusted levels in PS Elements. The pink indicated spots are the new levels.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Joe
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griptape Goldmember 2,037 posts Joined Feb 2007 Location: Home More info | Aug 27, 2008 14:25 | #9 It depends on what your subject is. The most important part is to get your subject properly exposed. The foreground and/or background sometimes have to be sacrificed due to the limitations of dynamic range. Shoot something with an actual subject if you're trying to learn how to expose properly.
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