Fog
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There isn't really an ideal setting - its what looks good to you. Maybe increase the ISO to cope with dull conditions. However, with TTL metering you may want to dial in a bit of exposure compensation (I.e. if the camera is saying 1/125th at f/8, go to f/5.6 or 1/60th instead). Have a play to see the effects....
Fog/thick mist can be very dull or pretty bright, if the sun is shining strongly behind it. I'd bracket the shots and/or shoot raw to give me room to adjust the exposure in post processing until it looks 'right'.
You can do this in JPEG too, but I prefer raw.
You can do this in JPEG too, but I prefer raw.
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What they ^^^^^ said and avoid using flash where possible, has the same effect as using your main beams when driving in fog, you'll just get a very bright white over exposed looking image with not a lot else visible.
Found this out on Saturday night trying to get some shots on the opening night of a new skating rink which had been flooded by the smoke machine
Found this out on Saturday night trying to get some shots on the opening night of a new skating rink which had been flooded by the smoke machine
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I would also say this is where you might consider a UV filter to protect the lens because fog is water droplets and after 20-30 mins you might find that your lens and camera (and you) is covered with a thin film of water - much better to clean a filter than continually clean the lens.
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I was out yesterday on a shoot and as you can see, it was pretty foggy.
Exposure was 1/80th @ f/6.3 (ISO 200) but I added +(??)1 exposure compensation I think - can never remember whether it's '+' or '-' compensation - so if I'd let the camera take full charge it would have been 1/160th @f/6.3. The camera was trying to read the fog as grey but it's not that dark. If I'd have followed the camera's advice, shadow areas would have been a big 'blah' and dense and it would have meant loads of tweaking. It's still a little underexposed, probably by less than a third stop, but that's not a massive issue and it's retained some detail in the sky and hasn't made it plain white- it needs the slightest of tweaks but I'm fine with it.
Exposure was 1/80th @ f/6.3 (ISO 200) but I added +(??)1 exposure compensation I think - can never remember whether it's '+' or '-' compensation - so if I'd let the camera take full charge it would have been 1/160th @f/6.3. The camera was trying to read the fog as grey but it's not that dark. If I'd have followed the camera's advice, shadow areas would have been a big 'blah' and dense and it would have meant loads of tweaking. It's still a little underexposed, probably by less than a third stop, but that's not a massive issue and it's retained some detail in the sky and hasn't made it plain white- it needs the slightest of tweaks but I'm fine with it.
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