{"id":280,"date":"2010-09-26T12:36:28","date_gmt":"2010-09-26T19:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/?p=280"},"modified":"2017-07-23T10:34:31","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T14:34:31","slug":"nature-photography-exposure-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/?p=280","title":{"rendered":"Exposure Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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White Grasshopper, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During classes at the Washington School of Photography <\/a>we spent quite a bit of time discussing proper exposure. \u00a0Because your digital camera will try to make the average color value in your image a mid-tone gray, there are scenes in which your camera will struggle to get the correct exposure. \u00a0Two classic cases in which your camera will struggle is the polar bear on a snowy surface and a black cat in a coal bin. \u00a0Since the camera will try to make the \u00a0average color value mid-tome gray, both the white polar bear and the black cat will appear gray. \u00a0Not very pleasing!<\/p>\n

On a trip to the White Sands National Monument<\/a> I found another scene where my camera struggled to achieve the proper exposure. \u00a0A white grasshopper on the white sands! \u00a0During a sunset tour of the park with one of the rangers we ran across this guy (almost stepped on him before the ranger pointed him out).<\/p>\n

I varied my exposure compensation but just could not achieve a good exposure (from what I could tell using the small display on the back of my camera and using the histogram). \u00a0 I finally let the camera set the exposure and then adjusted the image in Photoshop when I got home. \u00a0Since this was a difficult exposure, I did not feel it was “cheating” to use Photoshop to correct the image.<\/p>\n

By the way, I also saw one of the local ranchers riding a camel through the dunes. \u00a0Now THAT was an unexpected sight! \u00a0The park ranger said that the rancher brought the camel to the park every evening for exercise (for the camel, not the rancher).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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