Spring sunset in Tahoe

[bradevans]

From the marina/beach on a ski trip. Underexposed for effect



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This is OOC jpg - the sun is below the foreground clouds but not "down" so a backlighting effect

 

[KENTGA]

Very nice photo. Been there many times---- especially in my hiking days of the past, Brings back great memories.

Kent

 

[tarakanchik]

Looks great. If it were me, I would consider cropping off the top gray section of the sky.

 

[David Nall]

From the marina/beach on a ski trip. Underexposed for effect

Beautiful colors in the sky Brad. I agree with tatakanchik regarding the gray area but would also brighten up the foreground a little and add a little more color to the water and mountains.https://www.dpreview.com/members/7842169107

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This is OOC jpg - the sun is below the foreground clouds but not "down" so a backlighting effect

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[bradevans]

Thank you for the comments and the edits. I like how the snow is much more visible now

thanks

 

[kniveswood]

Wow nice!

 

[Tim Tucker]

Under-exposed for what effect?

All under-exposure does on a digital sensor is degrade colour, restrict contrast and generally make the image dark and difficult to see:

 

[bradevans]

1. Tim Tucker wrote:

Under-exposed for what effect?

All under-exposure does on a digital sensor is degrade colour, restrict contrast and generally make the image dark and difficult to see:

My thought was I got deeper and more intense colors in the sky as I dropped the exposure. I'll try some exposure bracketing next time

 

[Tim Tucker]

1. Tim Tucker wrote:

Under-exposed for what effect?

All under-exposure does on a digital sensor is degrade colour, restrict contrast and generally make the image dark and difficult to see:

My thought was I got deeper and more intense colors in the sky as I dropped the exposure. I'll try some exposure bracketing next time

Not really because colour does not work like that. It's a bit of an optical illusion in that by under-exposing you increase the amount of black in your image, then viewing it on an LCD screen that generates it's own brightness you see the difference between the colour and the black. But in effect all you've done is made the colour darker and contrasted it to a complete lack of colour (i.e. black, you see the difference which is why you think there is more colour). Contrast is the key to colour, the more contrast you have between colours then the more the colour stands out. Yellow for instance is a bright colour and works best as a bright colour. By under-exposing you make it darker and duller. Red and blue though can look good darker. So a brighter yellow against a dark blue with mid tone reds... See what I mean? If you restrict the brightness you restrict the contrast and as you can see using the full range has more colour.

 

[bradevans]

Thank you for this explanation - I have noted many times that, especially in the EVF, underexposed pictures look "better".

Now I understand why

just need another trip to Tahoe