This shot even more difficult than yesterdays. This is SOOC - learning by trying so many settings. This bright window in the kitchen can be opened right back and the sun is blazing out there. Seen in yesterday’s photo on the left. If I wanted to see the scene beyond the window, the foreground was too dark. Used a flash but this was reflected everywhere. Turned up the ISO and that seemed to help a little but overall a low f-stop and a high shutter speed was best. But of course the distance was blurred with a low f-stop. Still don't understand why my camera settings are not here. Welcome any suggestions.
Three good things;
1. Picked some of the radish from the second seedings
2. Played ukes for a 65th wedding anniversary and the Mother wept - ‘its so nice’ she said!
3. Smoked salmon and champagne at this party!
You did well with SOOC on this difficult lighting situation. The two ways I would know how to do it differently would involve either bracketing so that you combine the darker and lighter images to get the balance in light tones -- not sure if your camera allows you to do that. And I just learned a new tool in LR5 that allows you to make adjustments on only one part of the image at a time. If you use either of these, I'm happy to share further! I'm just learning LR so it's good practice to have to explain it!
@taffy I don't use LR but just picmonkey usually or photomatix when I bracket 3 photos. But your idea of adjusting just one part of the image is a good one. Its fun having to time to experiment!
I love your kitchen! It's really difficult to try to get both the outside and the inside exposed properly. I think people do it using two images in Photoshop, one exposed for the outside and the other for the inside, I of course am a Ps moron when it comes to that sort of thing.
@catwoman2 Thanks Mary - I actually had never thought of that - one can them layer them together somehow! I'm not into PS though. Like to try simpler methods.
Nice looking kitchen. What lens were you using? Does it have a wide aperature? I've found I need a lens that really opens up to get good shots inside. Like 2.8/f
Love your modern kitchen. I had a built in oven once and really loved it.
your picture turned out well. your outside view is clear enough and adds to this lovely picture.
Beautiful SOCC shot. I like the light from the window and the reflection. Taking a shot in this type of lighting is challenging. I sometimes have success by focusing on whatever part of the scene I want to have good exposure. Then, I swing the camera back to the shot I want to take. Sometimes, this "fools' the camera into having the right setting. I hope this makes sense.
@daisymiller Thanks Daisy - what I've learnt to do too!I Wanted to have the chairs in focus and they were in the dark and also wanted the scene beyond the window to be obvious.
All that's missing is the coffee ;) This has turned out really well considering you've got inside and outside in the photo. Not easy to do. As mentioned above, two shots combined would be the best way to get a more even exposure.
@kiwichick Did you notice the boiling tap on the black bench? Thats for making the coffee, Lesley! A nice challenge for me with doing two separate shots!
I really like your kitchen, view, and this photo, Maggiemae. I like how much detail you captured outside your window. I get total white out so will have to change to manual settings to get a more even photo. I like what was said above about just changing one part of your photo if you can.
@darsphotos Do you think its only one part of the photo, Darlene or actually taking two photos with different settings and then putting them together! There could be a lot more definition out that window! Love having the photography connection!
I think that a higher f stop would have helped the view to be more clear but then you would have to up the ISO. Still I like it as it is - gives a sense of perspective. Love your kitchen and the tidiness. Gorgeous shot.
@maggiemae I would love to learn how to use two photos to get that one perfect photo. Not sure this is the way to get what you want to capture though. I wonder how you get more detail of your chairs or more lighting on them. Did you try closing your drapes a bit? I would play with it a bit more. I do not like to do indoor photos too much as they are really hard but if you take a series of photos with the settings you have used, you may get a variance in your photos. My sunsets are like that as they do not come out exact even with the same settings. Good luck. Wish I had an exact idea. Wonder if using a filter on your camera would help. Thinking and typing.
What a great kitchen, a place to sit and chat to the cook! Great shot of your kitchen and the view is lovely. I ask doing the camera setting challenges. The latest is csc no 4. Frank Hymus gives a detailed reply to someone trying to get sharper distance which may be a helpful read for you. A narrow aperture can help with the view. The setting not showing is I think, due to where you upload from, or if you email them. Ross may help on this.
Love your kitchen Maggiemae, and all the modern built-in appliances....beautiful minimalist look, the ovens are exactly at the perfect height, everything seems to have been thought out exactly to your needs, and of course, I love the red backsplash! I cannot believe you got everything in focus with an f2.8...very admirable! Did you get a new camera? Was this an exercise in SOOC photos to see how it does? Because, frankly, for interior shots I have found that the only solution is to do HDR and bracket the exposure for the light outside (which is much brighter than what you have in the space unless it is dark and you have the lights on), and the light inside. There is really no way to get everything in focus and properly exposed under these conditions. And, yes, you can play with PS and LR to bring out some details, but that is so much more work!
@panthora Yes, Osia - I purposely didn't want to use HDR but try and do it with one shot. I got a new camera about 6 months ago. I'm going to try it with a higher f stop though and up the iSO which I did up to 100 from 80.
@kwiksilver Yup thats the boiling tap! Built in to the bench and swings around to fill your coffee/tea/chocolate instantly! Great for hot water bottles in the middle of a winter night too!
It's a great shot, Maggie. I love your dining/kitchen area. You have a lovely view from what I see out the window. I have no clue about settings. I can't ever figure out how they work. I know how to use my macro setting and my auto setting and now my multi-shot with auto focus. That's how knowledgeable I am! I don't know what f-stop is or what aperture means or even ISO except that ISO was used for film cameras and was usually 400 ISO in the old cameras before digital came out.
@prttblues Haha, Bev - I'm sure you know more than you are saying! You are a good photographer! Its taken me over 3 years to work out and remember what things are but now I'm actually practicing!
I'm guesing the outside is blurred because when you focused you were aiminhg at the inside!
your picture turned out well. your outside view is clear enough and adds to this lovely picture.