High Contrast Photo
May 1, 2019 23:05:12 #
inclinerr
Loc: South Carolina, United States
Train coming by at about 40 mph, in bright sunlight, 1/500 sec, ISO 1600, F/8 , 55mm, Nikcon D3400.
Any suggestions to improve this photo and or shooting recommendations would be very much appreciated.
Any suggestions to improve this photo and or shooting recommendations would be very much appreciated.
May 1, 2019 23:08:57 #
May 1, 2019 23:11:40 #
Looks more high key than high contrast to me. The ground is pretty much blown out. Thus, more likely an overexposed photo.
--Bob
--Bob
FotoHam wrote:
High key, or high contrast?
May 1, 2019 23:13:23 #
Looks like it's overexposed about 2 stops. No need to have ISO set at 1600 in bright sun unless you need a really fast shutter speed. I would be careful to level the photo.
May 1, 2019 23:27:55 #
It depends on what you are after with depth of field, whether you want to stop motion completely or leave some motion blur, etc. This appears to be in bright sunlight, and guessing you want to stop motion. So, I would start by lowering my ISO to something like 100 - 200. In any case, ISO 1600 is way too high for daylight (again, unless you are going for that high key thing). If you want stop the train crisp with no motion blur, I would think 1/500 would probably do it, but you could maybe open to f7.1 or f6.3 and bump that up to something faster. Without metering it, it hard to say.
For better composition, I would set the tracks level to the bottom of the frame.
For better composition, I would set the tracks level to the bottom of the frame.
May 1, 2019 23:28:41 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Looks like it's overexposed about 2 stops. No need to have ISO set at 1600 in bright sun unless you need a really fast shutter speed. I would be careful to level the photo.
You beat me too it!
May 1, 2019 23:34:45 #
Shoot from the other side of the tracks so the train isn't back lit. Shoot on a day with some 'drama' in the sky - at the very least some blue rather than blown out overcast.
May 2, 2019 00:35:03 #
inclinerr wrote:
Train coming by at about 40 mph, in bright sunlight, 1/500 sec, ISO 1600, F/8 , 55mm, Nikcon D3400.
Any suggestions to improve this photo and or shooting recommendations would be very much appreciated.
Any suggestions to improve this photo and or shooting recommendations would be very much appreciated.
You've been given good shooting recommendations for the next time you see the train.
For this image, it's overexposed. But it's primarily the sky that's been clipped. So a suitable sky replacement could help this image. I thru a new sky in just as an example. You might find the original sky in another shot taken from a similar position and around the same time this was taken.
Mike
May 2, 2019 07:21:54 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Looks like it's overexposed about 2 stops. No need to have ISO set at 1600 in bright sun unless you need a really fast shutter speed. I would be careful to level the photo.
May 2, 2019 08:25:18 #
The edit above that replaced the sky is interesting. For post processing, I suggest also adjusting the level of the train so it's 'falling over' a bit less.
Your exposure parameters are fine. The camera / image EXIF reported shutter priority at 1/500, no exposure compensation and AUTO ISO. So, why did the camera select the ridiculous ISO-1600? I believe the issue is the spot metering of a black subject in a bright situation. The black of the train (on the side away from the direct sunlight) came out great, because the camera (via spot metering) ignored the brightness of the sky.
Your exposure parameters are fine. The camera / image EXIF reported shutter priority at 1/500, no exposure compensation and AUTO ISO. So, why did the camera select the ridiculous ISO-1600? I believe the issue is the spot metering of a black subject in a bright situation. The black of the train (on the side away from the direct sunlight) came out great, because the camera (via spot metering) ignored the brightness of the sky.
May 2, 2019 08:25:55 #
inclinerr wrote:
Train coming by at about 40 mph, in bright sunlight, 1/500 sec, ISO 1600, F/8 , 55mm, Nikcon D3400.
Any suggestions to improve this photo and or shooting recommendations would be very much appreciated.
Any suggestions to improve this photo and or shooting recommendations would be very much appreciated.
Overexposed. Try a lower ISO. 1600 is unnecessary for such a bright day
May 2, 2019 08:33:54 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The edit above that replaced the sky is interestin... (show quote)
Ahhhh.
Excellent analysis!
May 2, 2019 19:00:21 #
inclinerr wrote:
Train coming by at about 40 mph, in bright sunlight, 1/500 sec, ISO 1600, F/8 , 55mm, Nikcon D3400.
Any suggestions to improve this photo and or shooting recommendations would be very much appreciated.
Any suggestions to improve this photo and or shooting recommendations would be very much appreciated.
I'd say you no doubt spot metered off the locomotive which is black and would require you to stop down 11/2 to 2 stops which would have given you a correct exposure
May 3, 2019 00:26:25 #
May 3, 2019 12:51:35 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The edit above that replaced the sky is interestin... (show quote)
Thank you for this response. I read UHH to learn about photography. This was a great learning experience about metering.
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