I passed this poor old set of carriages on my travels on this day…
It was getting close to sunset, and the light was just perfect., so I just had to stop.
Picture Tips: Ever take that picture and your subject is too dark or light !? There are many camera settings you can change to capture your subject in the right light, but one quick simple setting is the “Exposure Compensation” button. (It is also known as the EV adjustment) Simply put, this function allows you to quickly and easily, gradually increase or decrease, the amount of exposure to your picture so your subject is perfectly lit. Note, this function only works when in ‘M A S or P’ settings, not Auto Mode.
As you slightly depress the shutter button to focus on your subject, the camera is also taking a light measurement, as per the camera settings. Sometimes you need to help your camera adjust on what YOU want the light value to be. My Nikon cameras have 15 graduated positive and negative exposure settings to take you from 0 to +5 or -5.
Sometimes this can be a hit and miss adjustment and you will need to change your setting a number of times until you get the perfect balance.
The negative function works when your subject is too bright, and you want to take away some of the light, like when you are taking a picture of someone on a bright sunny day at the beach. The positive function works when your subject is too dark, and you need to add some light so you can see them, like the surrounding foreground of a sunset picture.
Remember, it’s all digital, and doesn’t cost anything but time, so go ahead and try this feature out, and simply delete the pictures you don’t want to keep.
The below picture was the result of over compensation. Now, I don’t condone vandalism or graffiti in any way, so I decided to keep this picture like this.
