I need some opinions...


The real situation was much darker. It appears brighter because I overexposed it.

Thats exactly the point (not). You exposed for the overall scene which resulted in a much slower shutter speed and a very high ISO. The highlights on the t-shirt of the drummer ended up being blown.
If you exposed for the drummer only, you would get back 1 to 1.5 stops which can be used to increase shutter speed and/or decrease ISO. Not to mention subject isolation from bkgnd and less blown highlights.

Here is a PP example of your photo (let me know if you want it removed)
Untitled.jpg


I adjusted the levels to simulate what if would be if you exposed for the drummer. Notice the more detailed drum area (see red arrow).
I've also cleaned up the noise a little using Paint.net's built in NR which can't even compare with good ones like NoiseNinja.
Obviously, blown details cannot be brought back, but hope you get the idea. :)
 

Thats exactly the point (not). You exposed for the overall scene which resulted in a much slower shutter speed and a very high ISO. The highlights on the t-shirt of the drummer ended up being blown.
If you exposed for the drummer only, you would get back 1 to 1.5 stops which can be used to increase shutter speed and/or decrease ISO. Not to mention subject isolation from bkgnd and less blown highlights.

Here is a PP example of your photo (let me know if you want it removed)
Untitled.jpg


I adjusted the levels to simulate what if would be if you exposed for the drummer. Notice the more detailed drum area (see red arrow).
I've also cleaned up the noise a little using Paint.net's built in NR which can't even compare with good ones like NoiseNinja.
Obviously, blown details cannot be brought back, but hope you get the idea. :)

Wow, thanks for the long reply. Really learnt alot. Yeah I get the idea. Thanks. :)
 

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