underexposed
1
6.3
- adjective
- /ˌʌndərɪkˈspoʊzd/
- Specialized
:
subexpuesto
- One slightly underexposed, one normal, and one overexposed.
- the background was greatly underexposed
Examples
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The background was greatly underexposed and virtually vanished.
Academic text (2005) -
If you didn't know this was dusk, you might be tempted to think this image is simply printed too dark or erroneously underexposed.
Blog text (13) -
The left shot was more than a stop underexposed compared to the others.
Blog text (10) -
And it's a little underexposed on her face.
Blog text (4) -
The print was taken in shadow and looked underexposed.
Fiction book (2000) -
I made three actual wet-plate images, but they were all underexposed.
Academic text (2004) -
Currently, the majority of the images I auto-tone are underexposed.
Blog text (22) -
First, when shooting with the television lights in the background, the in-camera meter will think there is more than enough light, resulting in an underexposed slide.
Academic text (1995) -
Even so, the frame is underexposed, includes a heavy orange cast, and the 100-percent view is heavily pixelated and noticeably soft.
Blog text (6) -
The photograph was too dark because it was underexposed during shooting.
Synonyms
1
5.3
Not having enough light so things look dark
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
underexposed = underexpose (transparent) = under + expose + ed
The photographic meaning is a straightforward 'not enough exposure' derived from 'under' + 'expose'.
Etymology
Underexposed comes from under- 'not enough' and exposed from expose 'to let light reach'. In photography, to 'expose' is to let light hit the film or sensor, so an underexposed photo is 'too dark' because it did not get enough light.