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Jan 16, 2012 08:17:23   #
ephraim Imperio
 
photogrl57 wrote:
vislp wrote:
When I look at 2 and 5 They look pretty darn close to having the right exposure and WB. I'm just not seeing a WB problem on my end on any of them. They just look either over exposed or under exposed on 1, 3, and 4. I'm trying to decide if 3 metered on the dark area and caused it to over expose the area around the outside. Maybe I shouldn't be giving my opinion on these, but I'm just NOT seeing a WB problem. :)

I'll wait to see what others have to say about them.

VisLP


So how would you have corrected this mess in camera .. I guess is what I am asking ...I've been trying to learn so much lately I think I am suffering from information overload and probably should have stayed at home LOL
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If i were to shoot this scene, I would have set the camera to auto bracket, aperture priority and bracket shots( -0.1/0/+0.1
Then check your camera's histograms to see if you got it right. If not, go and shoot more bracketed shots using different combo of exposure compensation like -1/0/+1 until you get it right as shown by your camera's histogram.

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Jan 16, 2012 08:58:18   #
PlushToy Loc: Nebraska
 
What type of camera was you using?

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Jan 16, 2012 09:01:50   #
ephraim Imperio
 
PlushToy wrote:
What type of camera was you using?


Was your query addressed to me or the poster?

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Jan 16, 2012 09:34:13   #
PlushToy Loc: Nebraska
 
Poster

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Jan 16, 2012 09:39:12   #
rthurlow
 
If you take a light reading on auto than use the settings as a starting point take some bracketed shots.

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Jan 16, 2012 10:47:36   #
RayT Loc: Crestwood KY
 
You keep talking about white balance, but it seems that you were only adjusting exposure. Am I wrong?

Did you shoot a white card and set the custom white balance?

I am not the best at reading a histogram, but I don't think it will tell you much about "white balance". It is more related to exposure.

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Jan 16, 2012 11:14:43   #
mnm
 
The setting I would have been most concerned with on a day like that is exposure compensation. I probably would not have cranked up my ISO past 200. Honestly, those kind of days are best spent shooting looking downward, like at the forest floor, not upward with a gloomy sky in the background (unless gloomy is the look you are going for).

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Jan 16, 2012 11:30:30   #
twowindsbear
 
the metering mode was set to evaluative...

What do you mean by 'evaluative?'

And in your next post you mention 'partial' metering mode.. .

What is that mod?

Thanks

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Jan 16, 2012 11:33:24   #
photocat Loc: Atlanta, Ga
 
twowindsbear wrote:
the metering mode was set to evaluative...

What do you mean by 'evaluative?'

And in your next post you mention 'partial' metering mode.. .

What is that mod?

Thanks


These are two metering methods found on that camera, there is also one called spot.

They changed the metering mode to try to find an answer to the exposure issue.

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Jan 16, 2012 11:49:52   #
twowindsbear
 
photocat wrote:
twowindsbear wrote:
the metering mode was set to evaluative...

What do you mean by 'evaluative?'

And in your next post you mention 'partial' metering mode.. .

What is that mod?

Thanks


These are two metering methods found on that camera, there is also one called spot.

They changed the metering mode to try to find an answer to the exposure issue.


I did not make myself clear with my question. I've never heard of these metering modes. Can you please define them?

I'm familiar with Manual, Program, Shutter Priority, Aperature Priority . . .

Thanks

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Jan 16, 2012 11:56:43   #
photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee
 
PlushToy wrote:
What type of camera was you using?


Canon Rebel XT 350D

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Jan 16, 2012 11:58:04   #
photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee
 
twowindsbear wrote:
photocat wrote:
twowindsbear wrote:
the metering mode was set to evaluative...

What do you mean by 'evaluative?'

And in your next post you mention 'partial' metering mode.. .

What is that mod?

Thanks


These are two metering methods found on that camera, there is also one called spot.

They changed the metering mode to try to find an answer to the exposure issue.


I did not make myself clear with my question. I've never heard of these metering modes. Can you please define them?

I'm familiar with Manual, Program, Shutter Priority, Aperature Priority . . .

Thanks
quote=photocat quote=twowindsbear the metering m... (show quote)


If you look in the cameras menu .. well at least in mine ... there is a metering mode section ... with 3 choices.

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Jan 16, 2012 11:59:15   #
photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee
 
Thank you everyone for the wonderful advice ... I'm going to try your suggestions ..... just when I think I might know somewhat what I'm doing .. mother nature throws me a curve ball LOL.

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Jan 16, 2012 12:34:35   #
photocat Loc: Atlanta, Ga
 
twowindsbear wrote:
photocat wrote:
twowindsbear wrote:
the metering mode was set to evaluative...

What do you mean by 'evaluative?'

And in your next post you mention 'partial' metering mode.. .

What is that mod?

Thanks



Those are shooting modes.

Evaluative meter reviews the light reflecting over the entire sensor.

Partial, or center weighted reviews the entire scene , but places more importance to about 85% of the view and in the center.

Spot metering reads about 5 degrees of iinformation.
These are two metering methods found on that camera, there is also one called spot.

They changed the metering mode to try to find an answer to the exposure issue.
quote=twowindsbear the metering mode was set to e... (show quote)


I did not make myself clear with my question. I've never heard of these metering modes. Can you please define them?

I'm familiar with Manual, Program, Shutter Priority, Aperature Priority . . .

Thanks
quote=photocat quote=twowindsbear the metering m... (show quote)

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Jan 16, 2012 12:37:33   #
photocat Loc: Atlanta, Ga
 
check this out, it goes into the difference in greater detail than I started to type.


http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/how-to/photo-basics/choose-a-metering-mode.html

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