I went to Tough Guy yesterday and the weather was slightly difficult. When I arrived visibility was fine and I didn't have any issues. However, just as the event was about to start the fog / mist rolled in. It now transpires that most of my shots are fairly underexposed. This appears to be pretty easily rectified in PP but I would have liked to have got the exposure correct in camera. I am at work at the mo' so can't post examples. I spent most of the day shooting about iso 1000 as it was so murky. So what am I likely to have done wrong?
Exposure question
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Sounds like you could have had your camera on one of the auto modes. Camera meters are often fooled by conditions such as snow, or fog in your case. The meter sees the subject brighter than it really is and, therefore, under exposes.
Same sort of things happens with very dark subjects except that meters see them darker than they are.
Answer is to dial in some exposure compensation or, better still, shoot in manual and take some test shots and check the histogram/view on screen.
Same sort of things happens with very dark subjects except that meters see them darker than they are.
Answer is to dial in some exposure compensation or, better still, shoot in manual and take some test shots and check the histogram/view on screen.
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I'm only just being introduced to it myself, but this sounds like something shooting in RAW could rectify if you were willing to put the time in during post production? You can adjust the exposures before taking the file into Photoshop & making your usual adjustments. Have you considered shooting in RAW? I read that you're using a Canon 50D & it's capable of it.
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The camera will expose the fog to be 18% grey whereas in reality it is much brighter than that, in doing so it will underexpose everything else.
Snow is another one where a touch of exposure compensation will keep it looking white rather than mushy grey.
Snow is another one where a touch of exposure compensation will keep it looking white rather than mushy grey.
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I think as others have said, the camera could have thought it was brighter than it actually was which leaves the images a tad under exposed.
Also, don't be afraid to up the ISO if needs be. A well exposed slightly grainy image is better than an under exposed blurry one....... It's only taken me a couple of years of rugby shots to work that one out
Also, don't be afraid to up the ISO if needs be. A well exposed slightly grainy image is better than an under exposed blurry one....... It's only taken me a couple of years of rugby shots to work that one out