Hi Diane, Try under exposure 1 or 2 steps. And use a sheet of paper or lace to avoid / reduce the amount of direct sunlight. The contrast will improve absolutely. Hans Huizing Don/Diane schreef op 18-2-2015 om 22:52: > On 2015-02-18, at 11:51 AM, Travis O wrote: > >> I've not yet figured out how to take good macro pictures in full sunlight... > Long ago, when class photos were taken out in the schoolyard, the photographer set up his tripod and ducked under a black hood to take the photo. > > Maybe something similar could be done with modern cameras that don't have a viewfinder. > > Diane Whitehead > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >