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'Subject is too dark' on a bright sunny cloudless day at noon
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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 503099" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>It appears to me you are getting shots that are too dark because your settings are simply not a good combination for the environment you're shooting in and you're asking you camera to do the near impossible with those settings.</p><p></p><p>For static subjects, like this plant, think shutters speeds of around 1/60 as opposed to 1/4000. For slow motion, such as people moving at walking speed, bump your shutter speeds to around 1/250 or thereabouts. For faster motion (athletics, etc.) think 1/500 or 1/1000. These are just guidelines, mind you; they're not meant to be interpreted as hard and fast rules.</p><p></p><p>For aperture, f/14 is a bit deeper than what you probably need for this shot so I'd suggest you open up to, say, f/4 or f/5.6 and see how that looks. </p><p></p><p>I'd suggest you let Auto-ISO handle the rest but if you want to dial in a specific ISO you certainly can. For bright sunny days ISO's in the 100 to 300 range will be fine. I'd save mid-range ISO (400-1000 on your camera) for lower light situations and high-range ISO (anything above 1000 on your camera) to very low light situations.</p><p></p><p>Remember that exposure is a BALANCING act of Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO. The trick is using the right combination for the scene you are trying to capture. Use what you need, maybe a little more, but not too much.</p><p><span style="color: #FFFFFF">.....</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 503099, member: 13090"] It appears to me you are getting shots that are too dark because your settings are simply not a good combination for the environment you're shooting in and you're asking you camera to do the near impossible with those settings. For static subjects, like this plant, think shutters speeds of around 1/60 as opposed to 1/4000. For slow motion, such as people moving at walking speed, bump your shutter speeds to around 1/250 or thereabouts. For faster motion (athletics, etc.) think 1/500 or 1/1000. These are just guidelines, mind you; they're not meant to be interpreted as hard and fast rules. For aperture, f/14 is a bit deeper than what you probably need for this shot so I'd suggest you open up to, say, f/4 or f/5.6 and see how that looks. I'd suggest you let Auto-ISO handle the rest but if you want to dial in a specific ISO you certainly can. For bright sunny days ISO's in the 100 to 300 range will be fine. I'd save mid-range ISO (400-1000 on your camera) for lower light situations and high-range ISO (anything above 1000 on your camera) to very low light situations. Remember that exposure is a BALANCING act of Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO. The trick is using the right combination for the scene you are trying to capture. Use what you need, maybe a little more, but not too much. [COLOR="#FFFFFF"].....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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