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Covering Your Exposure Bases

Locomotive Engine 7 Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, Montana Exposure affects the brightness of your pictures to reveal or hide details in the highlights and shadows. When you are faced with tricky lighting conditions where the brights and darks are very different, you can ensure you get a proper exposure by using Automatic Exposure Bracketing (AEB) on your DSLR or mirrorless camera. 3-Exposure Bracket, 1 stop apart 1/60, 1/125, 1/250 second F/11, ISO 200 You can shoot a series of frames for exposure insurance or to combine exposures using HDR (High Dynamic Range) processing in software or even in some cameras. Setting up Auto Exposure Bracketing Find a stationary subject and set the camera on a tripod so the composition doesn't change between shots.  Turn on the timer (2 seconds is okay) so the camera will fire all the pictures in rapid succession without your having to press the shutter button for each image. Using the timer also prevents camera movement. Select Aperture Prio...

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