unsure exposure

[jandss]

Canon Rebel XT
1/4000
f/1.8
50mm
ISO 200

and ambient temp about 93 degrees...this is TX after all

not sure if I like the overexposure or not, jpeg and cannot recover anything, but it was a hot humid day and maybe the shot reflects that a bit?.....not sure about the composition either (better than another crop tho).
and yes she was playing in the dirt. don't judge me.

[lisacollins]

At first I was going to say I didn't like the over-exposure but the more I look at it the more I like it. It only worries me a bit because she is so pale and if you were just taking a quick glance it is almost hard to see the lines of her body.

As for the composition, I like it. But that is me. I think it is a nice picture.

Who cares if she is playing in the dirt? Everybody likes a mud pie once in a while =P
(I read something a while back that said it was alright to let your kids play in the dirt because it will help with their immunity to viruses and diseases in the long run. I don't know how true it is but, hey, I never got sick after playing in the dirt when I was kid.)

[Mso]

If you open this up in Photoshop as a raw file, you can bring the exposure back quite a bit. I just tried it and it worked well.

[Vagebond]

Have you tried levels and/or curves? LeeR wrote two good tutorials, and three seconds fooling around told me that you can do interesting things if you're not satisfied with the exposure as is.

Levels: Getting the Professional 'Pop'

Curves: Levels on steroids

And kids are supposed to get dirty while playing.

[jandss]

Originally Posted by Mso

If you open this up in Photoshop as a raw file, you can bring the exposure back quite a bit. I just tried it and it worked well.

figured this out, used curves but not levels and reduced resulting noise, thanks for the tips!


This one is more true to color and tones, but I think I like the original more now

[wulf]

You can't if the photo was taken a JPEG-only mode. That said, Photoshop (or other editing tools) will give you a lot of options for adjusting the image. You can't put back the detail in the blown areas but I don't think that is a failure in this particular shot (several of my favourite photos have come when, in manual mode with non-metering lenses, my first guess was too "hot").

Wulf

[AdrenoJunkie]

I think the first one is better. The over-exposure gives the photo more character.

[maria janina]

I like the first one better too...

[MrJones]

Originally Posted by AdrenoJunkie

I think the first one is better. The over-exposure gives the photo more character.

Agreed... the second one looks too... grayed and boarding...