Exposure Compensation

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Hi,

I have been doing a few birdy shots recently. I know that to expose the bird against a bright sky, that exposure compensation is necessary, so I cranked it up...and it works.
Question: If I then forget to reset the exposure comp back to zero, then all my images will be overexposed. If I then adjust the exposure in Adobe RAW, effectively back to zero, how is that going to affect my image quality?

I have tried it a couple of times, and it actually looks ok...providing I don't completely blow out the whites with the +ve compensation.

Thoughts?
 
Bend The Light said:
I have tried it a couple of times, and it actually looks ok...providing I don't completely blow out the whites with the +ve compensation.

Thoughts?
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That's called exposing to the right and is a commonly applied trick with digital imaging to keep noise to a minimum and shadow detail to a maximum. :thumbs:
 
While you may be able to compensate in photoshop it's better to get the exposure right in camera, boosting it in photoshop is lightly to affect noise and you do risk blowing the highlights.
 
Alan Clogwyn said:
That's called exposing to the right and is a commonly applied trick with digital imaging to keep noise to a minimum and shadow detail to a maximum. :thumbs:
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I have noise problems with the 400d...If this will help, then I will try it some more. But watching the highlights. :)
 
swanseamale47 said:
While you may be able to compensate in photoshop it's better to get the exposure right in camera, boosting it in photoshop is lightly to affect noise and you do risk blowing the highlights.
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Sure, but for those times when it is not possible, or mistakes are made, it will perhaps help?

Thanks
 
Bend The Light said:
I have noise problems with the 400d...If this will help, then I will try it some more. But watching the highlights. :)
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I use ETTR often if I think noise will cause me a problem. Apart from watching the highlights be wary of the shutter speed as over exposing obviously needs a slower speed so motion blur/camera shake can occur. I prefer to see noise than either of those.
 
Almost_Invisible said:
I use ETTR often if I think noise will cause me a problem. Apart from watching the highlights be wary of the shutter speed as over exposing obviously needs a slower speed so motion blur/camera shake can occur. I prefer to see noise than either of those.
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Thanks...that's helpful. :)
 
kennysarmy said:
Surely he is nt 'boosting' the exposure....but the opposite, so should nt make any noise worse....
:thinking:
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Everyone else I have received replies from has suggested this as a way to minimise noise, which helps me with the 400d as it's poor above ISO 400. I can use EC at ISO400, and compensate back in PS, which should give me the euivalent of a higher ISO shot without the noise issue. Is that about right?
 
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