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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 655709" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>Yes, Marcel nailed it. The way I learned it is this...when a scene is overly bright (such as this with reflected water or snow), you need to override the camera's settings and go BRIGHTER aka overexpose. When a scene is overly dark (or darker than medium grey), you need to override the settings and do DARKER aka underexpose.</p><p></p><p>So the axiom I learned is: <em><strong>When it's bright, go brighter. When it's dark, go darker</strong></em>.</p><p></p><p>When you post process images that are dark, and you want to make them lighter, noise gets added. It's something that happens when shadows are raised. There are types of software that aid in noise reduction so you can overcome a lot of that. However, if you shoot at really high ISO's. you also lose some detail. Keep your ISO as low as possible and compensate either by adjusting your shutter speed or aperture. </p><p></p><p>If you are not familiar with the concept of <em><strong>exposure triangle</strong></em>, all 3 things (ISO, shutter speed, and aperture) work in tandem with one another.</p><p></p><p>Sounds like you have an area with more wildlife where you can continue to experiment. Have fun with it! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 655709, member: 13196"] Yes, Marcel nailed it. The way I learned it is this...when a scene is overly bright (such as this with reflected water or snow), you need to override the camera's settings and go BRIGHTER aka overexpose. When a scene is overly dark (or darker than medium grey), you need to override the settings and do DARKER aka underexpose. So the axiom I learned is: [I][B]When it's bright, go brighter. When it's dark, go darker[/B][/I]. When you post process images that are dark, and you want to make them lighter, noise gets added. It's something that happens when shadows are raised. There are types of software that aid in noise reduction so you can overcome a lot of that. However, if you shoot at really high ISO's. you also lose some detail. Keep your ISO as low as possible and compensate either by adjusting your shutter speed or aperture. If you are not familiar with the concept of [I][B]exposure triangle[/B][/I], all 3 things (ISO, shutter speed, and aperture) work in tandem with one another. Sounds like you have an area with more wildlife where you can continue to experiment. Have fun with it! ;) [/QUOTE]
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