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Originally Posted by Scottie
I'm not that glued up yet only had the camera one year and I am still learning. I do know the sun was coming down on that side of the swan when I took the picture.
You need to explain in more detail about dynamic range so that I can learn a bit more and know for future what to do different.
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Dynamic range is the ability for the camera to properly expose blacks and whites and grays in the same exposure. For example, if you exposed for the black water, the picture would be over exposed in the white areas as the camera tries to let in as much light as possible as most of the pic is black, and the detail in the feathers will be completely lost . On the other hand, if you expose for the white of the feathers, the rest of the pic will be underexposed and very dark.
High dynamic range imaging - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It's my opinion that if you're in a situation where you have very bright whites and very black subjects, that you meter for the whites and under-expose 1 to 2 stops for the whites so that they don't get blown out and you can see the detail. You can always lighten the darker areas, but once a subject is blown out, it's very difficult if not impossible to correct it in post processing.