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A couple of shots of my car
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<blockquote data-quote="Blade Canyon" data-source="post: 552275" data-attributes="member: 15302"><p>Both pics seem to be a little underexposed. I can tell the car is white, but it looks a little darker.</p><p></p><p>The EXIF says you had the exposure compensation set to -.67, which means the exposure was less than metered. Plus, the main subject is white. Normally, a mostly white scene will cause your meter to underexpose it anyway (because your meter is trying to make everything average out to 18% gray).</p><p></p><p>When going by the meter, you have to brighten your brights, and darken your darks. That means add exposure in a bright white situation, and reduce exposure if you are trying to accurately capture a dark scene.</p><p></p><p>ETA: Just read an article that said modern DSLRs are metering for an average "reflectance" of 12% gray.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blade Canyon, post: 552275, member: 15302"] Both pics seem to be a little underexposed. I can tell the car is white, but it looks a little darker. The EXIF says you had the exposure compensation set to -.67, which means the exposure was less than metered. Plus, the main subject is white. Normally, a mostly white scene will cause your meter to underexpose it anyway (because your meter is trying to make everything average out to 18% gray). When going by the meter, you have to brighten your brights, and darken your darks. That means add exposure in a bright white situation, and reduce exposure if you are trying to accurately capture a dark scene. ETA: Just read an article that said modern DSLRs are metering for an average "reflectance" of 12% gray. [/QUOTE]
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