It’s been a week since my last post. It was a busy week, and the weather couldnt be predicted. Finally, I can go out with my camera in my hand today and grab some photos to bring home.
Some Notes:
- I have to underexpose the shot sometimes to keep the details of white flowers. Later, I can adjust the exposure in post processing (like I did in this photo).
- I used auto white balance for this shot, but the green didnt get right and turned yellow and the petal color turned from magenta to bright pink. Should I use CPL filter for this kind of shot? I should check it next time.
- Always shoot with RAW, if you dont have to shoot with JPEG. For above cases, I anticipate it by always using RAW format, so I can make some adjustments and corrections without losing some details.
Details:
- Exposure time 1/4000 s
- F-number f/2.2
- Exposure program Aperture priority
- ISO speed ratings ISO 100
- Exposure bias value -1.00 eV
- Max. aperture value f/1.8
- Metering mode Spot
- Focal length 50 mm
- Canon EOS 450D
- Lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
I asked my friend to pick up his guitar and play it, so I can take some photos of it.
This photo was taken in the same time with the photo in previous post. I edited it to strengthen the point of interest of this photo.
3 Comments
That’s a great shot! I know what you mean about underexposing, but it’s still pretty amazing that you had to use 1/4000th of a second. The colors look great to me, but I don’t know what it looks like in real life I guess. Keep up the great work!
Thanks Andrew… Your blog has given me some nice infos and inspiration…
Yes, if I used normal exposure (+/- 0 compensation), maybe it would go down around 1/1000-1/2000. I think it was because of the large apperture…
This is a great photo. It’s winter here, so it’s really nice to see flowers again.
I would definitely use a circular polarizer filter. It takes some experimenting to get the filter to work correctly. I was amazed at how much better the colors are when I use it.
I also really like your guitar photo.
Keep up the great work.