The One wrote:
> "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?
Not that exposure is unimportant, but setting it is so much easier in
digital, where you don't have to wait for the film to be developed.
My pocket camera, an old Canon A95, has "evaluative","center weighted
average", and "spot".
There's a few ways of looking at this, since most digitals have less
range than negative film, you have to decide if you want to clip
highlights and block up shadows. That is a real possibility in such
harsh lighting as the OP is shooting in. But typically, you decide what
you want to be the same darkness as an 18% gray card and expose for that.
All this is really moot with digital, as you just shoot, look and
adjust.
That is not to say that there aren't those who still use the zone
system on digital. Even if you don't use it, I think its important to
have some familiarity with it it.
With all this said, there are many people shooting digital today that
make 2 or 3 exposures(with each exposure a couple stops different) and
reassemble them to get detail in extreme highlights and shadows. I've
just seen something similar done with focus, where the software picks
the sharpest bits from each exposure.
Digital gives you the possibility of making a near perfect image.
Myself, I just prefer not to shoot in such conditions.
Jeff
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