"Jeff" <jeff@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> (not quite so) Fat Sam wrote:
>> I'm probably missing somethnig really obvious here, so bear with me
>> please, I'm something of a novice.
>> I was shooting today outdoors in bright sunny conditions.
>
> Is there a lot of sky in your pictures? Your camera is probably trying
to
> expose for that.
>
> But you have some control over the exposure. Look at the image after you
> take it, look at the histogram. If it isn't right, make an adjustment.
>
> You can:
>
> a) Set your exposure compensation. Even relatively cheap cameras have
> that.
>
> b) Point the camera more directly at what you want to be more properly
> exposed, hold down the shutter part way to lock that in, and recompose.
>
> c) Choose a different metering option. Most decent cameras have multiple
> options.
>
> But what you really need to learn is that a good picture is as
dependent
> on the quality of light as it is the subject. Wait for better light.
There
> are very few good landscapes that are taken in the middle of the day on
> bright sunny days.
>
> Oh, and its "aperature" priority.
>
> Jeff
What does he meter from?
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