Everything looks good to me. In your digital editor, maybe bring down the highlights are the brighter leaves / bushes and publish.
thanks CHG losing light here but weather forecast looks good for tomorrow so will play around with settings and let you know results -
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chg looking at pic I just posted - what is your opinion - too dark is my 1st impression but am I being too critical
Rhossili on a very cold January day 2020-
I like your last pic just as is. With pictures outside on a sunny day like your back yard shots, you are battling high contrast. The exposure stop difference between shade and sun is extreme, which is why a nice cloudy day can actually give you better results. Using a camera's jpeg engine puts you at the mercy of the programming. One option is to shoot raw plus jpeg. This gives you a precooked picture, but also a base image that has full data you can manipulate how you want.
ron james wrote:
chg looking at pic I just posted - what is your opinion - too dark is my 1st impression but am I being too critical
Rhossili on a very cold January day 2020-
I don't think it's too dark. Pull the image into your digital editor and move the contrast slider toward the negative, see if you like that better. Or, leave the contrast as-is and move the Blacks toward the positive. Or, look at the shadows slider and move to the right. It's the contrast of the image that makes it seem 'dark'. The histogram says the image, over all, is rather bright. These are three techniques to adjust the image content that adjusts the relative darkness of the darker portions. See which makes the adjustment you desire.
great advice - many thanks - giving me lots of thoughts on how to improve
cheers
keep safe
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Loc: Land O Lakes, FL - Formerly Miller Place, NY
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Loc: Land O Lakes, FL - Formerly Miller Place, NY
afsalvo wrote:
I'm relatively new to UHH and still learning how to get places within the site. How does one get to the EXIF data when there are pictures that can be downloaded?
Thanks,
Tony
I use exittool.exe by Phil Harvey
https://exiftool.org/
The first one, of the table and chairs, looks close. It satisfies the eye.
In Adobe Camera Raw, I could see that about two thirds of the exposure lies in darks or shadows. I lifted this part, but noticed that the greenery then looked less attractive.
The subject instead has called for this kind exposure, weighted to the darker tones. The photographer really has something like a duty to expose the subject on its own terms for best result.
So, I'd leave the first photograph as is. It captures a sense of place and invites the viewer.
ron james wrote:
many thanks for advice - just taken a few pics out in garden - please let me know your thoughts -very frustrating this photography hobby !!!
Thanks Steve. I'll give that a try - see if I can learn how to use it.
The hot spot in the center and the bright reflecting water would probably be the culprit. Meters aren't always right for every situation and that's what exposure compensation is for.
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