Taken with my macro lens (30mm 3.5) in the winter garden in the arboretum.
I do find shots taken with this lens are sometimes a bit underexposed so any constructive criticism will be welcome. (Aperture priority and lightened a bit in post processing.)
I like the lighting in this shot. If you find it takes dark pictures you can dial up your exposure compensation by a stop (+1). Or just cheat like me and edit it to be lighter :)
the more I look at it, the more it seems to work. There's good light on some around the centre one...guess we don't always need the centre to be the highlight! Creative
@quietpurplehaze You can adjust the exposure in an editor after the fact. Picmonkey here if you are an Ace member. If you want to do it in the camera, and this happens consistently, you can use the Exposure Compensation feature and dial in some + EV value. Start with +1EV, and if that is too much you can bring that down to +2/3 or +1/3. But you have to be in some mode other than AUTO for most cameras.
Most cameras also have something called a "retouch menu" where you can do many simple post shoot editing tasks in the camera. Check your menus and/or manual.
Frank, thank you. I did lighten this a bit after I took it and have a prog (or two!) to do that. I shall try what you suggest for exposure compensation before I take the shot. Did wonder about upping the ISO but it was on 400 and it was a sunny day. It's a whole new world to me using different lenses - just got one more (50mm 1.8) today which I like a lot. Thanks again!
I suppose I could pretend that I was aiming for a mysterious feel! You are so kind!
Yes, I did lighten it ( not cheating!) but I'll try the exposure stop tip, thanks.
The hellebores seem early this year. I found purple ones blooming in our garden at Christmas. Such stylish flowers!
Frank, do you have any tips, please, in answer to my request in the text of this post?
Most cameras also have something called a "retouch menu" where you can do many simple post shoot editing tasks in the camera. Check your menus and/or manual.
Good Luck.
Frank, thank you. I did lighten this a bit after I took it and have a prog (or two!) to do that. I shall try what you suggest for exposure compensation before I take the shot. Did wonder about upping the ISO but it was on 400 and it was a sunny day. It's a whole new world to me using different lenses - just got one more (50mm 1.8) today which I like a lot. Thanks again!