Proper play with new camera!!

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

And stall at the first junction...lol!

Nowt wrong with that as long as you don't drop it!

... would be worse if it was a Canon though, even Fischer Price cameras are built with better plastics than them! *runs*

Haha! It's ok, I got insurance on it because I am highly likely to drop it....

[keith_d]

On a modern camera Auto is fine for something like 90% of situations, but as Filipe has said, there are times when it can't cope. When the subject is predominantly dark (like stained glass in a church) or predominantly light (like snowy landscapes) the camera can get it completely wrong. The camera will try to get the average brightness of your photo somewhere around mid-grey. With a snowy scene this will make the snow greyish and turn the people into black silhouettes. Conversely inside a church it will try to get the walls mid-grey and overexpose the stained glass windows losing all the detail.

Setting the dial to P (program mode) will still allow the camera to do almost everything automatically, but you can now override it's decision. Setting +ve values in the compensation tells it to allow more light in (to get the snow looking white) and setting -ve compensation will let less light in (for dark churches with bright windows).

The great thing about digital cameras is that you can give things a try without having to wait a week for your results. So when you've got a few minutes have a go. Try switching to Program mode and taking the same landscape with the compensation set to +2,0 & -2. Then compare the results on your PC.

The toughest thing about using exposure compensation is remembering to turn it off. I've lost count of the number of times I've forgotten.

Keith.

*ahem...clears throat*

FILIPEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Right, now that I have caught your attention, I was out playing again today and it was around sunset time. Now, where I was there are lovely big granite hills and the sky had some amazing blues and purples going on but how the fook do I get those colours???

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

*ahem...clears throat*

FILIPEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Right, now that I have caught your attention, I was out playing again today and it was around sunset time. Now, where I was there are lovely big granite hills and the sky had some amazing blues and purples going on but how the fook do I get those colours???

Send me one of the pics you took so I can have a look and try and find out what you missed. Sunsets are a pain in the bottom to get right the first time, but when you do you can't stop shooting them

Erm...deleted most of them because thems were pants however, PM me your email and I will send one!

PS...you realise I am going to keep on annoying you??

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

Erm...deleted most of them because thems were pants however, PM me your email and I will send one!

PS...you realise I am going to keep on annoying you??

No worries, I'll just hide under the table until you get bored of it all

I will get bored if I stay pants at it. If I manage to get a bit better though I won't!

No, I'm not hiding, it's just taking a bit of time to reply!

LOL! Remember..MBK speak or else I shall get confuzzled!