Randy/Jenny- Some cameras allow you to lightly depress the shutter button while viewing horizontally to obtain meter reading you want to hold for the foliage up high, and keeping light touch while swinging up to crown, taking the foliage when you depress the shutter the rest of the way...(many of the digital Nikons, for example). -Don
> Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 06:17:35 -0700 > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Southern Tree ID #3 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > 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 > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_70faster_032009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
