White Hut in Snow (exposure practice)

[Fred von den Berg]

Nikon Coolpix P100, A priority, ISO 160, 1/1250, + 1 EV, F8, in-camera B&W with digital red filter. Spot metered on the post in foreground. Comments welcome.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Turned out much better than a black cat in snow that I tried a couple weeks ago.

 

[Cortian]

Looks pretty good. At first one is inclined to think "looks pretty bright," but it should look pretty bright. It's a white hut in snow on a sunlit day. The unpainted structures look right. Trees are dark, but cameras don't have the dynamic range our eyes do, so...

 

[Fred von den Berg]

Turned out much better than a black cat in snow that I tried a couple weeks ago.

Looks pretty good. At first one is inclined to think "looks pretty bright," but it should look pretty bright. It's a white hut in snow on a sunlit day. The unpainted structures look right. Trees are dark, but cameras don't have the dynamic range our eyes do, so...

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated. The trees are a bit dark, perhaps I should have taken a couple of different readings and split the difference.

 

[Cortian]

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated. The trees are a bit dark, perhaps I should have taken a couple of different readings and split the difference.

You're welcome, Fred.

I think not. If you'd done that I expect the hut and snow would've been blown out. As it is, only the trees are a bit dark. Everything else, even the ground under those trees and the shadowed area to the left of the hut, are, to my eye, quite nicely exposed. I think you nailed it.

 

[Fred von den Berg]

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated. The trees are a bit dark, perhaps I should have taken a couple of different readings and split the difference.

You're welcome, Fred.

I think not. If you'd done that I expect the hut and snow would've been blown out. As it is, only the trees are a bit dark. Everything else, even the ground under those trees and the shadowed area to the left of the hut, are, to my eye, quite nicely exposed. I think you nailed it.

Thanks, Cortian.

 

[bulldurham6 1]

Try spot metering for the brightest object in the scene, then dialing everything back to that reading.