Lens: Canon EF-S 18~55mm, IS, STM. Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T5 Photo Location: Sherwood, Oregon ISO: 800 Shutter Speed: 1/500s Aperture: F5.6. Manual Priority Mode With CWA Metering. F/L @55mm. Thanks very much for viewing. Tony
Hi Tony. Looks like you have come across a major issue with sensors blowing out the red channel and losing most of the detail. Most CMOS sensors are more sensitive at the red end of the spectrum compared to the rest. It's quite a common phenomenon when the object in the frame is mainly red. There's a few ways to control it though: Firstly, shoot RAW for more editing power. Have the flower out of direct sunlight using a shade of some sort because the red flower always reflects infrared light. Use the Adobe RGB colour space, this covers a wider range of colours (gamut) compared to sRGB. Last. lower the exposure a few stops. I hope this helps.
Greetings to you there, my friend. Once again, a great many thanks for your much valued and appreciated feedback. As you may be already aware, in Floral Photography, one often times encounters subjects that possess very little and possibly no detail in the petals. This is the case here with this flower. Although there was a considerable amount of brightness, there was no harsh sunlight directly on the subject. This garden center that I frequent has glass ceilings with artificial light that can and does create exposure challenges, so I believe I did the best I could, given the fact that I spent an inordinate amount of time with this particular subject. I am not making excuses, however with time I discovered that the Canon EOS Rebel t5 is not a very good choice for shooting flowers. As far as red goes, I did use a gray card, which as you can see, was not very helpful. I will of course note down everything you offered as remedies and will use them in the future. Best regards and a great many thanks. Hope this finds you well. Tony
You're welcome Tony. Just enjoy the process and I hope you get better red flowers shots next time. Do you have an RGB histogram on your camera?
I no longer have the Canon EOS Rebel T5. I am certain on the 80D and 7D MKII that they do possess histograms. I am too lazy at times to use them. Tony
Oh you are naughty! Histograms can tell you instantly if you've exposed correctly or not. If the shot is overexposed, you'll see the right hand wall spiked. It's great to see the histogram so you can adjust your shot quickly. On my 7Dii the histogram shows an RGB histogram which is excellent.
