Randy, Thanks for the camera help. It has been a challenge. I know I should be able to adjust the exposure time on my camera, but I can't figure it out. I suppose I will have to break down and actually read the directions! I've figured out the flash at least.
It's frustrating because I knew how to do all this on my ancient camera from 1990 B.C. I'll do my best! Thanks again. Jenny On Mar 7, 6:57 pm, Randy Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > The big difference in the 'detail' is the lighting. The camera sensor > cannot sense the same range of light to darks as you perceive it. > This will get you in trouble when taking pictures straight up into > tree canopies. The sky will be very bright and the bark will be very > dark. Usually the camera will adjust it's sensitivity to properly > capture the sky sky. This gives you a nice blue sky, but the trees > will be black. The best way to avoid this problem is to take your > pictures in the morning evening. The sky is not as bright and the > sunlight comes in at an angle making the bark brighter. Of course, > this is less effective in summer when the leaves are out. > > The other big thing to look at is your camera settings. In higher end > camera you can set the camera to use the flash to lighten up dark > scenes or lengthen the exposure time or enlarge the aperture. > Generally lengthening the exposure time better captures the color and > detail (less likely to get washed out looking pictures). For example > compare these two pictures. The one on the left used the flash, and > the other did not. > > _MG_0647.jpg > 58KViewDownload > > _MG_0648 (1).jpg > 60KViewDownload > > > > The downside of this mode is that when it starts getting dark the > exposure time gets long enough to capture the shaking of your hand. > So need steady hands or a tripod. > > So, there's my two cents. > > On Mar 6, 2009, at 10:08 AM, JennyNYC wrote: > > > > > Okay, I'm working on it....I like how you captured so much detail of > > the bark in the photo. I'm making a photo collage by cropping all > > these bark pix. Hopefully I can figure out how to post it... > > > Jenny > > > On Mar 5, 10:04 pm, lawrence tucei jr <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Jenny, An uncommon but beautiful tree down here. Photo taken today. > >> Larry > > >> Lawrence Tucei Jr. > > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for > >> Hotmail®.http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/LearnMore/personalize.aspx?ocid=TX > >> ... > > >> DSC00149 a.JPG > >> 578KViewDownload > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
