Beginner Cat in the Snow

[Ronnie Mutch]

Meet Walnut. He loves the snow!

 

[rob-nikon]

Have you tried to boost the exposure a little with maybe a little white balance tweak? Snow can be a pain to photograph in because it tricks the cameras metering. The white snow comes out grey as the metering is trying to meter the subject at 18% grey. It can be solved by adding around a stop of exposure compensation when taking the photo, and sometimes rescued in post processing by boosting the exposure. I always find photographing in a snow difficult, trying to over expose without blowing the highlights is something I find difficult, especially as we get very little time to practice in the snow in most parts of the UK.

 

[nuttyboy78]

I agree. I thought this was from a film camera at first. White balance needs adjusting, it has a purplish/pinkish cast to it.

 

[Ronnie Mutch]

Thanks, will play about with this. I have the raw file too

 

[Kodiak Qc]

a little white balance tweak?

… but the WB tweak should be enough to brighten
up the scene though some whites are burnt… even this can
be tempered with the RAW.