Rose of Sharon
Jul 12, 2012 13:10:47 #
I'm starting to shot macro. As you can see the bottom section of the flower is blown out. How can I adjust to fix this issue.
Thanks
Pappy
Thanks
Pappy
Jul 12, 2012 15:44:04 #
Your aperture needs to be smaller (bigger number) to let in less light. You might also try shooting either early morning or late evening when the sun is low in the sky. Good luck!
Jul 12, 2012 15:46:40 #
Here is what I do. I use a Coklin ND 4 filter and I used my DIY diffuser [I took a 14" crochette ring and used a white plastic shopping bag tightly fitted on/in rings. I held the ring between the sun and the flower and used a cable release to take the picture]. This works for me. It looks like hard light and you might want to position yourself so the flower is between you and the sun and shoot a backlit flower. This might show good tonal range.
Hope this was helpful somehow. Arthur
Hope this was helpful somehow. Arthur
Jul 13, 2012 01:28:03 #
pappy0352 wrote:
Your photo of an hibiscus flower is a close-up, NOT a macro. If you are serious about macro, then you need to be asking specific macro questions on the True Macro-Photography Forum: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-102-1.htmlI'm starting to shot macro. As you can see the bottom section of the flower is blown out. How can I adjust to fix this issue.
The brightness latitude of the hibiscus scene exceeds the ability of your sensor. There are several solutions to this problem. Here is mine:
1.) Program your camera to capture raw, or better yet, raw + fine JPG;
2.) Add a speedlight for fill light, which will reduce exposure contrast from 4:1 down to 2:1;
3.) Use a decent Post Process program to adjust raw image, tweaking exposure, contrast, saturation, sharpness, and cropping.
Jul 13, 2012 04:37:03 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
quote=pappy0352 I'm starting to shot macro. As yo... (show quote)
I agree, this is not a Macro photograph but a close-up and in addition to the above three suggestions, adjust your camera to Aperture Priority (Av).
This will give you more control over the aperture.
Jul 13, 2012 07:45:44 #
pappy0352 wrote:
I'm starting to shot macro. As you can see the bottom section of the flower is blown out. How can I adjust to fix this issue.
Thanks
Pappy
Thanks
Pappy
I think I would try some sort of diffuser between the sun and the flower, of course I never bother to carry one and then wish I had, Bob.
Jul 13, 2012 11:54:20 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
quote=pappy0352 I'm starting to shot macro. As yo... (show quote)
I didn't mean to miss lead anyone. Yes this is a close up and is the reason I want to get into macro. I'm getting ready to order extension tubes this week. I'm also going to save up for a 100mm macro lens. I've been spending allot of time on the macro thread readying and studying about macro and I'm looking forward to get started.
Pappy
Jul 13, 2012 12:18:43 #
jane g
Loc: western NY
You've had some really good suggestions here. I would second Bob's idea of a diffuser. And a white umbrella works great. I always carry one or two collapsible ones with me.
Jul 13, 2012 12:25:13 #
If it is not too blown, you may recover some detail in Lightroom using the recovery tool.
Jul 13, 2012 12:27:55 #
docrob
Loc: Durango, Colorado
pappy0352 wrote:
I'm starting to shot macro. As you can see the bottom section of the flower is blown out. How can I adjust to fix this issue.
Thanks
Pappy
Thanks
Pappy
its hard to obtain detail in a white flower shot in open sun.
Yes you can do all that diffusing and flashing stuff but then the question is why? Why go to all that length just to capture what will end up being a rather ordinary image to start with?
Why not simply take some time - meter correctly - realize sections will be blown out unless compensated for - decide if the compensation works for the other parts of the image or not and then push the button or walk away? Blowing out parts of a white flower is not a bad thing is it?
Jul 13, 2012 12:44:46 #
Rodders wrote:
If it is not too blown, you may recover some detail in Lightroom using the recovery tool.
I did use the recovery tool and it help a little. I think the Bottom line here was the time of day. I took the shot around 2:00 in the afternoon. If I could have taken it in the morning or just before sunset it would have come out much better. But I was doing what I love to do and took the shot while I had the chance.
Thank you all for the feedback and I'm looking forward to posting my real macro shots very soon.
Pappy
Jul 15, 2012 07:50:12 #
Pappy, let us go back to the most fundamental thing about exposure. It is as old as the Bible and is the Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt adjust Exposure with the Histogram. You can look it up.
All kidding aside, there is a reason why camera manufacturers give you a histogram. It probably would have shown you the blown out areas and then you could have dialed down the exposure appropriately. As the old commercial says, "Try it, you'll like it."
The advice about a diffuser and fill flash is great but first get the exposure right. And the histogram takes the guess work out of that.
Good luck.
All kidding aside, there is a reason why camera manufacturers give you a histogram. It probably would have shown you the blown out areas and then you could have dialed down the exposure appropriately. As the old commercial says, "Try it, you'll like it."
The advice about a diffuser and fill flash is great but first get the exposure right. And the histogram takes the guess work out of that.
Good luck.
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