brand new to the forum!

[pineo]

Hello, I'm new to the forum, and to photography in general. I was given a D3000 for Christmas, and I have been really enjoying getting into the hobby.

I am still learning the ropes - but I have some questions regarding my photos.

I take many pictures of my aquarium, and I believe that I am over-exposing my shots. How do I fix this?

As you can see, the sandbed looks over-exposed. Am I mistaking, and how do I fix this?

Here are a few shots that I am rather proud of:

thanks for the help! and thanks for looking!

 

[dascrow]

Very cool, welcome to the forum!

 

[chammer]

welcome!

im not familiar with your camera, or nikons in general, but if you feel the shots are overexposed while shooting you can dial in some negative exposure compensation (also referred to as EV). reading your manual should tell you how to do this, or if you find a button that says EC or EV that would be in. then you'd turn the dial so you're getting negative numbers like -1/3, -2/3, -1, etc.

that being said, the last two of the dog are great. especially the last black and white.

 

[icassell]

Welcome to the forum from another Corgi owner

 

[pineo]

welcome!

im not familiar with your camera, or nikons in general, but if you feel the shots are overexposed while shooting you can dial in some negative exposure compensation (also referred to as EV). reading your manual should tell you how to do this, or if you find a button that says EC or EV that would be in. then you'd turn the dial so you're getting negative numbers like -1/3, -2/3, -1, etc.

that being said, the last two of the dog are great. especially the last black and white.

thanks for the input. I will give that a try.

 

[pineo]

Welcome to the forum from another Corgi owner

thanks! they are great dogs! My parents have a tri-color. I will post a pic of the two of them.

 

[Darkhunter139]

Welcome to the forum from another Corgi owner

thanks! they are great dogs! My parents have a tri-color. I will post a pic of the two of them.

We have one too he barks a lot but they are pretty awesome.

 

[Casshew]

Welcome, pineo

 

[pineo]

 

[icassell]

LOL ... gotta love them corgis

 

[TylerF]

for aquariums you might benefit from a polarizing filter. could be wrong though. helps reduce glare and reflections