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A great image
Excellent image!
The issue started when you took the shot, and for some reason, used a -2/3 exposure correction. This heavily underexposes the whole scene; this, combied with the fact you wife is wearing dartk gera, and is so very small in the vast scene, all work against you.
In 99.99999% of all cases, you ad POSITIVE exposure compensation, not negative; is left with not compensation, as the camera sees it, it will underexpose all on its own, so you dont need to make it worse, you need to stop if from being underexposed.
Mod1 is exposed an addition 1.25 stops; so that your -0.66 cancelled and another +0.6 on top. Its looks better overall, though she is still quite dark and insignificant, due to the fact shes in shadow and shes very small in the scene.
The next two mods use cropping, and increasing shadow detail on your wife to get a shot where she is clearly visible.
So you know now how to avoid it in the first place, and also correct it in post processing.
Regards
Willie
In 99.99999% of all cases, you ad POSITIVE exposure compensation, not negative; is left with not compensation, as the camera sees it, it will underexpose all on its own, so you dont need to make it worse, you need to stop if from being underexposed.
Mod1 is exposed an addition 1.25 stops; so that your -0.66 cancelled and another +0.6 on top. Its looks better overall, though she is still quite dark and insignificant, due to the fact shes in shadow and shes very small in the scene.
The next two mods use cropping, and increasing shadow detail on your wife to get a shot where she is clearly visible.
So you know now how to avoid it in the first place, and also correct it in post processing.
Regards
Willie
I wonder if the minus exposure compensation was left over from a previous shoot? (Always zero the setting after it has been used!) It's the culprit here, but as Willie has shown there is a very good shot hiding away waiting to be retrieved.
Moira
Moira
I don't have anything to add, Brendan. The exposure is simile to sort, and problems are simple to avoid in taking. It's always worth checking on the screen, and using the histogram view to make sure exposure isn't badly skewed.
Spectacular landscape.
Spectacular landscape.
The camera will always try to make a scene mid-grey. So with a bright scene, you need positive compensation to make it look light: and negative compensation with a dark scene to keep it dark.
And always check afterwards - sometimes, things go weirdly.
And always check afterwards - sometimes, things go weirdly.
