How does this happen?

[StephyB]

Took these two this morning, I'm just wondering how this works/happens? I've used no filters, or anything like that and can't work out why the pictures turned out this way - I like it, and I'd like to recreate it eventually but I'm not sure how it works!



Exif:

Canon EOS 60D
F/5.6
1/320s
400 ISO
Ev: 13



Exif:

Canon EOS 60D
F/9.0
1/1000s
400 ISO
Ev: 16

 

[Andy_S]

I'm guessing in the first one, the flower was in the shade so it looks a lot darker, the whole shot looks under exposed but don't know why, nothing looks bright enough to cause it to dim . It also looks like the white balance got a bit confused.

Second shot, the flower was in direct sunlight, which also hits the leaf on the right, so it is much brighter than the leaves behind in the shade.

 

[graphilly]

I'd guess you have the camera set to spot meter and you have metered off of the brighter flower, causing the exposure to be reduced. You may also have had a bit of negative exposure compensation dialled in on the first shot?

 

[StephyB]

Awesome! Thank you both.