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Old 08-20-2013, 02:04 AM   #2086 (permalink)
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Thanks Titan. That's what I was trying to do but it was so dark out there that I couldn't see a thing through the view finder, so I didn't know what I was shooting. I would shoot a couple shots then aim up a bit and shoot a few more shots, then aim up again. I think from now on I'm gonna try bring my brightass flashlight and use it to shine wherever I'm wanting to shoot, then manually focus using that. We'll see how it goes.


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A tip: if you have live view, use it under tough focusing situations, as it is much more precise and allows you to zoom and focus
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In the mean time, here is one of my favorite shots as of late. Taken at the June Cars and Coffee Williamsburg....

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The only problem with that is that there wasn't enough light out. Using live view, nothing showed up on the screen. Not even a dot of light from a star or anything.


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Oh ok, then yeah a flash light will work!
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I love my D5100, but I'm starting to get a little annoyed that it always under-exposes, even when I'm dead zero on the metering.

with that said, i need to carry it around more. my problem is i only shoot events, and don't do enough practice in the middle of it all. need to do more in my "downtime"!
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I almost always meter a notch or two above center (when I use the meter). It almost always under exposes on my 7D.
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Visited a pasture area near my apartment complex to see if the horses would cooperate. I'm excited to start editing!
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I love my D5100, but I'm starting to get a little annoyed that it always under-exposes, even when I'm dead zero on the metering.

with that said, i need to carry it around more. my problem is i only shoot events, and don't do enough practice in the middle of it all. need to do more in my "downtime"!
This is something I need to play with lol. There's still so much I don't know about this camera.


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anybody have suggestions on a DIY flash diffuser for portrait shots? debating if a light dome or similar is money well spent or not.
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I love my D5100, but I'm starting to get a little annoyed that it always under-exposes, even when I'm dead zero on the metering.

with that said, i need to carry it around more. my problem is i only shoot events, and don't do enough practice in the middle of it all. need to do more in my "downtime"!
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This is something I need to play with lol. There's still so much I don't know about this camera.


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I have mine set to compensate 2/3 stop higher when using aperture priority mode.
In manual, I follow the debatable "expose to the right" rule.
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