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<blockquote data-quote="kevy73" data-source="post: 483713" data-attributes="member: 23493">Backgrounds that are significantly brighter than the intended subject will just about always result in the camera under exposing the subject. In the matrix metering mode, the camera is programmed to make sure (or to do it's best) that whites aren't burnt out and blacks aren't clipped too much - so to get the sky looking awesome, the darker subject is almost black.Try swapping to spot metering.&nbsp; Get your subject in the center of your frame.&nbsp; Look at the settings the camera uses to expose correctly for the spot.&nbsp; When you move your camera to compose the image, depending on what 'mode' you have your camera in, those settings will likely change. Learn about the AE/L and AF/L buttons on the back of your camera to lock the settings.&nbsp; Failing that, if you are in Manual Mode, the settings are always what you set them to.The important thing is to KEEP PRACTICING.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="kevy73, post: 483713, member: 23493"] Backgrounds that are significantly brighter than the intended subject will just about always result in the camera under exposing the subject. In the matrix metering mode, the camera is programmed to make sure (or to do it's best) that whites aren't burnt out and blacks aren't clipped too much - so to get the sky looking awesome, the darker subject is almost black. Try swapping to spot metering. Get your subject in the center of your frame. Look at the settings the camera uses to expose correctly for the spot. When you move your camera to compose the image, depending on what 'mode' you have your camera in, those settings will likely change. Learn about the AE/L and AF/L buttons on the back of your camera to lock the settings. Failing that, if you are in Manual Mode, the settings are always what you set them to. The important thing is to KEEP PRACTICING. :) [/QUOTE]

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