Overexposed boat in full sun

[mavicpro@2018]

I tried video filming and photographing my white boat in full sun. The result was totally overexposed, even with - exposure. The water looks good but the boat is totally faded. Intended to test active tracking, but see no sense of it before the settings are correct. How to solve it?

 

[Flygmaskin]

Could you post the pictures?

 

[lannes]

Expose for the boat using exposure lock and then adjust exposure of background in post processing

 

[mavicpro@2018]

Expose for the boat using exposure lock and then adjust exposure of background in post processing

Ok, but does this work in active track mode as well?

 

[Meta4]

I tried video filming and photographing my white boat in full sun. The result was totally overexposed, even with - exposure. The water looks good but the boat is totally faded. Intended to test active tracking, but see no sense of it before the settings are correct. How to solve it?

If the majority of the scene is darker water and the white boat is only a small part of the image, the metering will expose for the whole scene, leaving the boat overexposed.
Try dialing in some exposure compensation.
Maybe -0.7 stops.

 

[boblui]

Try HDR. Some post processing will be unavoidable although the work can be simplified by using LUT

 

[mavicpro@2018]

Try HDR. Some post processing will be unavoidable although the work can be simplified by using LUT

LUT ?

 

[boblui]

LUT ?

search in Youtube "video color grading LUT" and you will get tons of info. Basically it's color grading presets that you can apply to your footage.

 

[Meta4]

Try HDR. Some post processing will be unavoidable although the work can be simplified by using LUT

HDR isn't going to be a good solution if the boat was moving.

 

[boblui]

HDR isn't going to be a good solution if the boat was moving.

The OP seems to be referring to taking video. I have seen on youtube some footages with HDR turned on and the result is better than I have thought. It Not sure if this is true but I read from the internet that the quad-bayer sensor can take four different exposures of the picture in one single shot so the result is better than those of traditional bayer sensors. Here is the link : Quad Bayer sensors: what they are and what they are not

 

[Meta4]

How to solve it?

The other obvious technique would be to try on a day with the sun behind clouds.

 

[Airmark1]

I tried video filming and photographing my white boat in full sun. The result was totally overexposed, even with - exposure. The water looks good but the boat is totally faded. Intended to test active tracking, but see no sense of it before the settings are correct. How to solve it?

Was the exposure set to something good but you accidentally had the “white balance“ set to something wacky?

just a thought.

 

[Meta4]

Was the exposure set to something good but you accidentally had the “white balance“ set to something wacky?

Obviously his exposure was for the scene as a whole, rather than the boat which was much brighter than its surrounds.
White balance has no affect on exposure, it affects colour.
If he complained that his image was too blue or too yellow, that would be a WB issue.

 

[mavicpro@2018]

Ok, I will test HDR and -ev. and compare the results ?

 

[Airmark1]

Obviously his exposure was for the scene as a whole, rather than the boat which was much brighter than its surrounds.
White balance has no affect on exposure, it affects colour.
If he complained that his image was too blue or too yellow, that would be a WB issue.

Obviously

 

[mavicpro@2018]

Two examples with -0.3 ev

 

[Meta4]

Two examples with -0.3 ev

Like someone back in #5 suggested, -0.7 stops might be required.
I shoot ships and boats all the time.
I hate bright sunny days because the white parts and bow wave get blown out badly.
In those situations, I dial in -.03 or -0.7 stops exposure compensation and if the shoot is important I also use AEB bracketing to ensure I'll have one good exposure to choose from.

 

[mavicpro@2018]

Like someone back in #5 suggested, -0.7 stops might be required.
I shoot ships and boats all the time.
I hate bright sunny days because the white parts and bow wave get blown out badly.
In those situations, I dial in -.03 or -0.7 stops exposure compensation and if the shoot is important I also use AEB bracketing to ensure I'll have one good exposure to choose from.

Ok, Can ND or Pol filters help?

 

[Meta4]

Ok, Can ND or Pol filters help?

Neither would help achieve correct exposure.
That is done by proper setting or aperture, shutter speed and ISO for the subject.

 

[hiflyer201]

Why do you think they build sets indoors to film movies with boats or ships. Pirates of the Caribbean in a hangar in the Mojave desert.