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Unicellular Fungi
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Yes Sage! That is the exact camera I have. How did you know?
Yes Natives Tim, I saw your photos. They're beautiful. I have the manual and haven't grasped what to do with the camera after I take it off automatic. I did find a special setting for snow though. I will have to try to find it again. What exactly does a gray card do? I can't seem to find any place on the camera to insert any more chips.
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#52 |
POM Judge & Official Non Gardener
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA
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#53 |
Unicellular Fungi
Join Date: Nov 2008
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How do you do that? This would be a good thing for me to know how to do. I'd like to know what cameras people are using.
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Carbon
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Northern Illinois, USA
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To get pure white you have to override the meter and set the exposure manually. For white snow, you first take a meter reading of the scene. To do this, just look at the scene through the camera and make note of the exposure. For example, it may be f/16 at 1/250 sec. (lens opening and shutter speed). Set the camera to manual exposure and adjust the exposure to F/8 or f/5.6 at 1/250 sec., or f/8 at 1/125 sec. Take the picture and you will have white snow. It is the same thing with very dark scenes but the opposite. If you try to take a photo of a black cat against a black background, you would end up with a dark gray cat. Many of "point and shoot" cameras do not allow you to take the camera off automatic to shoot manually. but you might have an adjustment that lets you increase or decrease exposure, such as you snow setting. What is a gray card? It is just anh 8 x 10 inch piece of cardboard that is printed with a calibrated 18% gray ink. You put the card into the scene, move your camera in to fill up the frame with the card, and make note of the meter readings. Then set the camera manually to that reading. The average black and white classified section of a newspaper is a fair subsitute for a gray card. In the summer, green lawn is 18% gray. By the way, if you use a digital editing software such as PhotoShop Elements, you can adjust your photos to get a better exposure but you are ALWAYS better off to get the exposure right when you take the picture. What do I shoot with? I am using a Nikon D50 digital single lens reflex. (I wish I had the D700. ![]() Photo lesson mode </OFF> |
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#55 |
Heron
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Central Illinois
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How do you know how much to charge for pictures?
I've had a few people ask to use my pics for a couple publications. Basically, I just let them have them at no charge, even though they offered money. Not being a professional I felt odd charging money for something that I enjoy and I wasn't even sure what would be appropriate... I signed a standard form that said I held the copyright, but they had permission to use it for that publication. I guess the more pictures that I start taking I should learn more about copyrights and fees etc. |
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Carbon
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Northern Illinois, USA
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This discussion is off topic. I'll answer questions related to wildlife gardening photos but no more on the above discussion. Thanks for your understanding. |
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#57 |
Big Fat juicy WORM
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Virginia, USA
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Guys, these photos are just absolutely stunning! Thanks for joining the site and sharing these lovely treasures with us
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#58 |
Carbon
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Hi all,
Joined a couple of weeks back. Here are a few from this month - in at the 11th hour! Two from the frozen pond, a frozen crape myrtle seed head, my blue spruce and a setting sun. Happy New Year! Victor |
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#59 |
WG Staff
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Incredible how many really good photographers are amongst our ranks.
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