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David In Indy:
Christmas Candles
Conditions: Dark, Candlelight
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/8
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 250
Flash: Off
Other: Optical Image Stabilization, Macro
injest:
well I cropped it...and saved it...but WHERE did I save it??
:laugh: :laugh:
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: injest on January 09, 2008, 01:55:10 am ---well I cropped it...and saved it...but WHERE did I save it??
:laugh: :laugh:
--- End quote ---
:laugh: :laugh:
Poor Jess!! :)
I have the same problem. With all these directories, and subdirectories, and sub SUB directories it's anyone's guess sometimes! :)
injest:
ok..cant' find that one...but this one has the same problem. They are both black...and you can't really see them! It was a cloudy day.
All the pics of the puppy were like this....just a black blob...
any suggestions?
Shooting Mode Manual
My Colors Mode Off
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av (Aperture Value) 3.5
ISO Speed 400
David In Indy:
Cute puppies!!! :D
Awwww.... :-*
Your shutter speed and aperture is set correctly for an animal photo. Even though it was a cloudy day, you probably could have set your shutter speed a little slower. Generally 1/500 is fast enough to "freeze" the action of pets unless they are really romping around very quickly.
A couple of suggestions: try bumping up your exposure comp. I'm not sure how you originally had it set in this picture, but a couple of steps on the positive side (+ 1/3 to + 2/3) might help. Do you remember which light meter you used? It looks like you may have used Evaluative. I'm not sure though. Try using Spot next time. The Spot meter will only meter light on one specific area of the picture. When you set your camera to Spot, you will either see a little "+" sign or a small box on your camera's LCD monitor. Place the + or box directly over the puppy. Only the puppy will be metered. The drawback is the rest of your picture may appear too bright. If this happens, switch your light meter to Center Weight Average and make sure the puppies are in the center of the photo. Center Weight Average will meter the entire image, but places its emphasis on the center portion.
You might also try using your flash and setting it on low burst. Perhaps a bit of fill would help light him up a little.
Those would be my suggestions Jess.
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