My get pushed partner for the week, April @aecasey said: if you have time, why don't you try a white on white image. They are surprisingly challenging! That is so true! Boy, there are so many shades of white and none look truly white when they are laid on each other. Here are the pearls given to me by my hubby many years ago laid on a white sweater.
You are amazing...and have an amazing eye and great technique with a camera. You always achieve these challenges of new things for you so incredibly well. (But please don't let all this get to your head! lol)
@francoise@granagringa So true, Francoise. There truly is no such thing as pure white or pure black and we need the degrees of shadows to bring out the form and textures of white.
So sorry, Granagringa - I seldom notice things such as exposure or shutter speed. I love digital because l can estimate the proper setting, snap the picture, look at the result and then make my corrections until I get what I like.
BTW, I did make my picture a little 'whiter' in post processing as well (but it was a minor tweak).
Super shot Wendy and well done on being a get pushed finalist. Fav from me (and my vote too).
By the way, the JPG normally will have the EXIF information which includes the details of the settings when the shot was taken...
This site helpfully makes these available - so if you look in the photo details panel you will see the word EXIF and next to it View info'. Click on this link and a whole load of extra info pop's up...
So this shot...
Camera:
Nikon Corporation NIKON D80
Exposure:
0.008 sec (10/1250)
@lizhammond thanks, Liz...good to see the exif info; I was wondering more how Wendy had done the exposure...center or spot, instance and on the pearls or sweater or average. It''s such a lovely shot and has such great tones. White-on-white will have to be something I try soon! @farmreporter thanks, Wendy...
@granagringa Oh, that's what you mean. I never (or seldom) use spot metering. Almost always use centre metering and will do a two part shutter release where you focus on what you want to be in focus, hold the shutter part way down, move your camera to where you want the in focus object to be, and then fully click the shutter the rest of the way.
Hope this makes sense. I will also go completely manual and focus manually as well.
So sorry, Granagringa - I seldom notice things such as exposure or shutter speed. I love digital because l can estimate the proper setting, snap the picture, look at the result and then make my corrections until I get what I like.
BTW, I did make my picture a little 'whiter' in post processing as well (but it was a minor tweak).
By the way, the JPG normally will have the EXIF information which includes the details of the settings when the shot was taken...
This site helpfully makes these available - so if you look in the photo details panel you will see the word EXIF and next to it View info'. Click on this link and a whole load of extra info pop's up...
So this shot...
Camera:
Nikon Corporation NIKON D80
Exposure:
0.008 sec (10/1250)
Aperture:
f/4.5
ISO Speed:
125
Focal Length:
70 mm
Hope that helps you and @granagringa
Hope this makes sense. I will also go completely manual and focus manually as well.