Now that winter has arrived, it's time to remember some "rules". I know I intend to take lots of outdoor shots over the next few months.
Remember, your camera meter is programmed to expose for the midtones and thinks that what it sees is middle tone - 18% reflective. (many people say cameras are calibrated for 18% middle tone gray; the color gray has nothing to do with it - middle tone is 18% reflectance - blue, red, green, brown, or even orange) Your exposure meter is not smart. The meter has been programmed to believe everything is 18% reflectance; since most things are not 18% reflectance, the meter knows one thing which is wrong most of the time.
We got our first significant snow of the year last night (sure glad my drive home from Minnesota beat the storm). I took some shots this morning and, fortunately, remembered to make exposure compensation. I usually fool around with the first shot and leave the settings alone for subsequent shots. I could use manual settings but find it much easier, at least for me, to use Exposure Compensation. Here's what I found:
After these quick shots, I knew that +1-1/2 was what I wanted. What I find interesting is the difference between +1 and +1-1/2. When I look at Exif info they appear to be exactly the same: 1/90th at f/8. But, when I look at the histogram in Elements there is a subtle difference. I'm still thinking about why that may be.
Rusty
PS - these are SOOC Jpegs; I will need to fool around with the RAW versions but this gives me something pretty good to work with
Remember, your camera meter is programmed to expose for the midtones and thinks that what it sees is middle tone - 18% reflective. (many people say cameras are calibrated for 18% middle tone gray; the color gray has nothing to do with it - middle tone is 18% reflectance - blue, red, green, brown, or even orange) Your exposure meter is not smart. The meter has been programmed to believe everything is 18% reflectance; since most things are not 18% reflectance, the meter knows one thing which is wrong most of the time.
We got our first significant snow of the year last night (sure glad my drive home from Minnesota beat the storm). I took some shots this morning and, fortunately, remembered to make exposure compensation. I usually fool around with the first shot and leave the settings alone for subsequent shots. I could use manual settings but find it much easier, at least for me, to use Exposure Compensation. Here's what I found:
After these quick shots, I knew that +1-1/2 was what I wanted. What I find interesting is the difference between +1 and +1-1/2. When I look at Exif info they appear to be exactly the same: 1/90th at f/8. But, when I look at the histogram in Elements there is a subtle difference. I'm still thinking about why that may be.
Rusty
PS - these are SOOC Jpegs; I will need to fool around with the RAW versions but this gives me something pretty good to work with