Properly Exposed ?

digitally-yours

Hi everyone

I just took this shot yesterday.

what do you think is it properly exposed ?
It looks ok to me



Large Available here
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2333/2541340472_f46f25556d_o.jpg

Exif here

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: -2/3 EV
ISO Speed: 100

Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution: 300 dpi
Y-Resolution: 300 dpi
Software: Capture NX 1.3.3 W
Date and Time: 2008:06:01 00:29:25
YCbCr Positioning: Centered
Reference Black/White: 0/1, 255/1, 0/1, 255/1, 0/1, 255/1
Exposure Program: Manual
Date and Time (Original): 2008:05:30 20:31:02
Date and Time (Digitized): 2008:05:30 20:31:02
Maximum Lens Aperture: 16/10
Metering Mode: Pattern
Sub-Second Time: 80
Sub-Second Time (Original): 80
Sub-Second Time (Digitized): 80
Color Space: Uncalibrated
Sensing Method: One-chip colour area sensor
CFA Pattern: GREEN BLUE RED GREEN
Exposure Mode: Manual
Digital Zoom Ratio: 1/1
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 75
Contrast: Hard
Compression: JPEG
Colour Mode: COLOR
Quality: RAW
White Balance: AUTO
Sharpening: AUTO
Focus Mode: AF-C
White Balance Red, Blue Coefficients: 17265625/10000000, 148046875/100000000, 1/1, 1/1
Thumbnail IFD Offset: 10922
ISO Speed Requested: 100 (May be different to Speed Used when Auto ISO is on)
AE Bracket Compensation Applied: 0/1
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x001B: 0, 3904, 2616, 3904, 2616, 0, 0
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x001D: 8076753
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x001E: 1
Tone Compensation (Contrast): AUTO
Lens Type: 2
Lens Min/Max Focal Length, Min/Max Aperture: 50/1, 50/1, 18/10, 18/10
Bracketing & Shooting Mode: Shooting Mode: Continuous AE/Flash Bracketing Off White Balance Bracketing Off
Colour Mode: MODE1a
Lighting Type: NATURAL
Noise Reduction: OFF
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x0099: 1952, 1308
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x009A: 605/100, 605/100
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x00A2: 5239595
Total Number of Shutter Releases for Camera: 1276
Image optimisation: NORMAL
Saturation: AUTO
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x0E09: Capture NX 1.3.3 W
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x0E10: 11016
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x0E19: 256, 100
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x0E22: 12, 0, 0, 0
Image Width: 3872 pixels
Image Height: 2592 pixels

What do you think ?
Just wana know what do you guys think so i know what properly exposed means
Comments welcomed.

nilhg

Looks under exposed to me, without the -2/3 exposure comp it probably would have been about right, nothing that cant be sorted in PP.

Can you post a screen grab of the histogram from this shot, I would presume its bunched to the left.

oshead

It looks to be more than a full stop under exposed on my screen.

Dave OS

melekalikimaka

+1 for under exposed

Roen

Looks well underexposed to me!

deaddonkey

very underexposed.

AnimalRights

Very under exposed here too, is it a night time shot?

Mellor

AnimalRights wrote: »

Very under exposed here too, is it a night time shot?

I'd say it is evening, about half 8

oshead

digitally-yours wrote: »

what do you think is it properly exposed ?
It looks ok to me

Me thinks that if you tought it was properly exposed. You wouldn't have posted the question.

Dave OS

digitally-yours

The Image was taken about 4.30 ish

I have corrected the exposure in photoshop
and the result is as follows



full size here
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/2541847454_828bd1b931_o.jpg

histogram from RAW is as follows



The problem is as they say on various forums and etc that D80 Over exposes and you need to dial the exposure compensation of -0.7 to get near correct exposures.
Also I bought the 50mm f1.8 and its very easy to over expose with that lens as its f1.8.

I am just trying to develop my understanding of properly exposed image technically.

do you think the adjusted image is properly exposed ?
or is it still under exposed ?

AnimalRights

If I have an over/under exposed picture I just use PP of the top of my head, just like cooking, I never follow times just work out at the time what's best!

oshead

It still looks a bit under exposed.

Dave OS

nilhg

digitally-yours wrote: »

The problem is as they say on various forums and etc that D80 Over exposes and you need to dial the exposure compensation of -0.7 to get near correct exposures.
Also I bought the 50mm f1.8 and its very easy to over expose with that lens as its f1.8.

I am just trying to develop my understanding of properly exposed image technically.

do you think the adjusted image is properly exposed ?
or is it still under exposed ?

No matter what folks say on forums, the individual circumstances will determine whether you need to dial in exposure comp, the histogram is the key to learning what is happening, you need to keep an eye on it.
Here is a decent primer if you need it, generally you will be looking for a decent spread of tones acccross the histogram but again it all depends on the individual shot.

digitally-yours

nilhg wrote: »

No matter what folks say on forums, the individual circumstances will determine whether you need to dial in exposure comp, the histogram is the key to learning what is happening, you need to keep an eye on it.
Here is a decent primer if you need it, generally you will be looking for a decent spread of tones acccross the histogram but again it all depends on the individual shot.

Thanks for the link.

this makes things simple now

Overdraft

digitally-yours wrote: »

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: -2/3 EV
ISO Speed: 100

Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution: 300 dpi
Y-Resolution: 300 dpi
Software: Capture NX 1.3.3 W
Date and Time: 2008:06:01 00:29:25
YCbCr Positioning: Centered
Reference Black/White: 0/1, 255/1, 0/1, 255/1, 0/1, 255/1
Exposure Program: Manual
Date and Time (Original): 2008:05:30 20:31:02
Date and Time (Digitized): 2008:05:30 20:31:02
Maximum Lens Aperture: 16/10
Metering Mode: Pattern
Sub-Second Time: 80
Sub-Second Time (Original): 80
Sub-Second Time (Digitized): 80
Color Space: Uncalibrated
Sensing Method: One-chip colour area sensor
CFA Pattern: GREEN BLUE RED GREEN
Exposure Mode: Manual
Digital Zoom Ratio: 1/1
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 75
Contrast: Hard
Compression: JPEG
Colour Mode: COLOR
Quality: RAW
White Balance: AUTO
Sharpening: AUTO
Focus Mode: AF-C
White Balance Red, Blue Coefficients: 17265625/10000000, 148046875/100000000, 1/1, 1/1
Thumbnail IFD Offset: 10922
ISO Speed Requested: 100 (May be different to Speed Used when Auto ISO is on)
AE Bracket Compensation Applied: 0/1
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x001B: 0, 3904, 2616, 3904, 2616, 0, 0
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x001D: 8076753
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x001E: 1
Tone Compensation (Contrast): AUTO
Lens Type: 2
Lens Min/Max Focal Length, Min/Max Aperture: 50/1, 50/1, 18/10, 18/10
Bracketing & Shooting Mode: Shooting Mode: Continuous AE/Flash Bracketing Off White Balance Bracketing Off
Colour Mode: MODE1a
Lighting Type: NATURAL
Noise Reduction: OFF
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x0099: 1952, 1308
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x009A: 605/100, 605/100
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x00A2: 5239595
Total Number of Shutter Releases for Camera: 1276
Image optimisation: NORMAL
Saturation: AUTO
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x0E09: Capture NX 1.3.3 W
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x0E10: 11016
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x0E19: 256, 100
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x0E22: 12, 0, 0, 0
Image Width: 3872 pixels
Image Height: 2592 pixels

How could one squirrel generate so much information?

quilmore

digitally-yours wrote: »

what do you think is it properly exposed ?
It looks ok to me

do you calibrate your screen in any way? do you have an LCD? they tend to have the brightness way to high