 Sharon Barberee |
Exposure Grief
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Chris J. Browne |
I didn't see the pictures but here are a couple of ideas for night time action. Light. Lots of it! I ususally set the camera in manual mode. 1/60 handheld, 1/15 to 1/8 tripod for slower action. Open wide with the f/stops: near open on the lense, you will loose sharpnes but gain critical exposure. Focus manually ahead of time. It does work. Digital is another story. Most cameras gain up the amplifier in low light gaining GRAIN/NOISE. Again, manual settings all the way. Hope this puts you in the right direction. Let me know. Chris
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BetterPhoto Member |
This shot is totally overexposed, so much so that I can't see any detail
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Chris J. Browne |
Try a test roll. Shoot at what the meter wants, then. . . Do several shots with more exposure and several shots with less exposure. Less is probable what you need. The meter is being tricked by all the darkness and opening up the f/stops and dropping the shutter speed. If the camera is saying 1/60 sec at f/5.6, then close it down to 1/90 at f/8 that will reduce exposure by 1.5 stops. Do it again but this time at 1/125 at f/11 that will be 3 stops less exposure that what the meter said. Use the math and start reducing the exposure to bring the subject back into proper exposure. Also you could try slower speed film. Let me know!
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