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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 209865" data-attributes="member: 4923">Some picture samples may help get you better tips. In general, a long exposure of trees will be blurry, its hard to avoid leaf movement outdoors. What metering mode? Usually matrix is best, but you could try spot metering on the trees. That might improve shadows, but will definitely blow out highlights. You can try exposure compensation, add or removing some exposure and try to make the best of it in post processing. Do you shoot raw? That will give you more ability to bring down highlights or lighten shadows.The situation you describe is difficult. A newer camera would probably&nbsp; capture more of the brights and darks, there is more dynamic range with newer sensors. Some guys would use something called HDR processing, high dynamic range, a merging of bracketed exposures. I haven't tried it yet, but I think the trees would still present problems due to movement between the shots.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nickt, post: 209865, member: 4923"] Some picture samples may help get you better tips. In general, a long exposure of trees will be blurry, its hard to avoid leaf movement outdoors. What metering mode? Usually matrix is best, but you could try spot metering on the trees. That might improve shadows, but will definitely blow out highlights. You can try exposure compensation, add or removing some exposure and try to make the best of it in post processing. Do you shoot raw? That will give you more ability to bring down highlights or lighten shadows. The situation you describe is difficult. A newer camera would probably capture more of the brights and darks, there is more dynamic range with newer sensors. Some guys would use something called HDR processing, high dynamic range, a merging of bracketed exposures. I haven't tried it yet, but I think the trees would still present problems due to movement between the shots. [/QUOTE]

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