best from snow day (semi-BR)

dandantheadminman · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:29 pm Post subject: best from snow day (semi-BR)

here are my fav three from the snow day pics i took today (p.s. the quality is compressed a tad too much so not quite a sharp as they are uncompressed)

thnx a bunch, and be as picky as possible

John · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:56 am Post subject:

That last one would have been better if you had taken another one looking up higher and autostitched them together... maybe.
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jetsetdan · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:10 am Post subject:

Hamish · Forum Veteran Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Posts: 1011

I noticed in Roo's thread that you used about + 1 - 1 1/3 exposure comp. They still look a bit overexposed to me. It's difficult shooting in harsh light but you normally want a bit of detail in the snow rather than it being blown. One of the best ways of shooting in snow is by using spot metering in M mode. For bright light set the exposure so that the snow is at +2 and for dull days set it so that it's at +1 1/3. That way the camera exposes things so that there is still a bit of detail present. You'll still struggle if there's too much dynamic range in the scene for the camera but that means you need to either shoot when the lighting is better or take multiple exposures and blend.

I'd love to try and post some recent examples but we've not had any snow up here in Edinburgh. I'm jealous of you all down south.
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dandantheadminman · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:07 pm Post subject:

thnx for the tips, i guess ill have to wait for more snow to try out the new tips Wink

anyone fancy pauying for a trip for me to somewhere snowy Very Happy

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