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How do you take pics in very bright sunlight so they don't look like they've been leached of colour...like this one.

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Under expose by a third or two thirds of a stop Fluts. However, this may make the ellie too dark to see details?


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Trial and error I suppose! \O


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Better? or too much?


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Much better...what did you do? When I tried fixing it, it looked terrible.


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Just lightened or darkened certain areas of the photo Fluts.


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You obviously have a fancier processing app than I do... \O


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Nikon Capture NX2. Great to use and quite easy compared to others I've tried. \O

Try the photobucket advanced editor Fluts.


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I use Digital Photo Professional which came with my Canon, but will take a look at that. \O


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