The following is not a great shot, but I'm posting it to ask Kim a question. In order to correctly expose the pond in the shade, the sunny background with grass/flowers/trees was completely overexposed. I was able to somewhat salvage with editing, but how would you shoot that? I had the same problem with pics of Jon under the gazebo....Any suggestions?
That's a definite problem. You've got a few options. One option is to take two shots, each metering for a different area (light/dark) and combine them in software. This is also an area where you could use a split neutral density filter to even out the exposure. No, I don't have one but it seems to be a common tool in landscape photography. For the Jonathan in the gazebo pics, I exposed for the background, and used my flash to light him.
ReplyDeleteBTW, great tree pic! And funny timing. I'm posting mine now! :-)
This is Kim's territory.........but I agree with what she said.
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