help with this pic (snow)
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It's underexposed, which is quite common with snow because the scene is predominantly white. Set your exposure compensation to overexpose by a stop and go from there.
I also think you might want to get a bit nearer, and experiment with how you place the leaf in the frame.
Oh and try at a time when the light is a bit more interesting, maybe just before sunset.
I also think you might want to get a bit nearer, and experiment with how you place the leaf in the frame.
Oh and try at a time when the light is a bit more interesting, maybe just before sunset.
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It's underexposed. The camera sees the whole scene as glaring white, and meters accordingly, making the end result that dull grey colour. You need to overexpose a little bit to fix it.
Also, perhaps try and position the leaf on a third. If you're not familiar with the "rule of thirds", I would go and Google that, and have a quick read.
EDIT: Yeah, what he said.
Also, perhaps try and position the leaf on a third. If you're not familiar with the "rule of thirds", I would go and Google that, and have a quick read.
EDIT: Yeah, what he said.
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set your metering to spot and meter the leaf and use exposure compensation if needed (+1 normally does it) also watch you white balance because it's very common to have your lovely white snow turn a horrible blue tinge.
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Typical of auto white balance and the meter being fooled by the amount of white in the snow. Some overexposure or using custom WB would have sorted it out. Did you shoot it in raw by any chance? Is so your in luck load it into DPP and set the colour temp to around the 9700 10000 mark. Could do with some cropping and contrast boosting if there is enough detail in the original image as imo there is too much snow and not enough of the main subject.
Took the liberty of a quick edit in PS hope you dont mind. Tried the snow even whiter than this but it lost detail and looked a little forced.
Took the liberty of a quick edit in PS hope you dont mind. Tried the snow even whiter than this but it lost detail and looked a little forced.
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Seeing as I'm in a 'Crit' mode, I'll have a go.
In the first instance the subject is at least two stops underexposed, this is because the camera assumes you are pointing it at something which averages out to a mid grey, if you point it at something that does not average out to a mid grey the camera compensates by altering the exposure to bring it back to mid grey. You therefore have to recognise this and over-ride the exposure either by using Manual settings or exposure compensation if using Auto mdes.
The second thing is that you are just not close enough. This maybe because you wanted to give the impression of a small leaf alone in the vast expanse of snow, and to this effect you have put the leaf in the best place the centre of the image which gives quite a static feel.
But for many people this leaf would be just be lost in the sea of white and a lack of interest would ensue, therefore I feel that after correcting the exposure issue, you really need to get a bit closer, put the leaf on or near a 3rd to give some dynamicism, which will also allow the slight line in the snow to lead you to the leaf.
Something like this perhaps:
In the first instance the subject is at least two stops underexposed, this is because the camera assumes you are pointing it at something which averages out to a mid grey, if you point it at something that does not average out to a mid grey the camera compensates by altering the exposure to bring it back to mid grey. You therefore have to recognise this and over-ride the exposure either by using Manual settings or exposure compensation if using Auto mdes.
The second thing is that you are just not close enough. This maybe because you wanted to give the impression of a small leaf alone in the vast expanse of snow, and to this effect you have put the leaf in the best place the centre of the image which gives quite a static feel.
But for many people this leaf would be just be lost in the sea of white and a lack of interest would ensue, therefore I feel that after correcting the exposure issue, you really need to get a bit closer, put the leaf on or near a 3rd to give some dynamicism, which will also allow the slight line in the snow to lead you to the leaf.
Something like this perhaps: