Distant Haze
May 29, 2012 15:05:38 #
Does anyone know any "tricks" on removing the Haze in the background? I took some photos the other day while we went for a walk in our local hills, and the Mountains in the distance have a "haze" that I would love to remove. Looking at them through our eyes, that "haze" isn't an issue, but taking a photo of the Mountains or the local Desert has a haze in it.
Local Hills and Distant Mountains in Chino Hills, CA
Chino Hills, California
May 29, 2012 16:41:43 #
With a lot of work you can improve it in Photoshop but you would be far better off getting a good circular polarizer. I will cut done not the haze and reduce reflections off plants and water, and will make clouds and sky pop. All things very difficult to do in post if you don't have a good quality image to start with.
May 29, 2012 16:59:51 #
A UV filter removes or mitigates ultra-violet haze. You can't see it in nature, but your camera will pick it up at a long distance. A polarizer may help darken the sky if the angle of the sun is closer to 90 degrees to the axis of your shot, but a UV will help kill the haze.
May 29, 2012 22:05:36 #
Photoninja is right about that. You might find it handy to become familiar with both and what they will do for you in different situations.
I just noticed all the typos in my first reply. "It will cut down on the ....." Sorry about that.
I just noticed all the typos in my first reply. "It will cut down on the ....." Sorry about that.
May 30, 2012 04:47:35 #
Thank You gdswr for that info. I'll look for both of these filters in the coming weeks!
May 30, 2012 04:49:02 #
May 30, 2012 04:50:20 #
Thank you too, Photoninja1. It's great to have people out there who are friendly and aren't afraid to share their knowledge!
May 30, 2012 06:13:22 #
Viper64 wrote:
Does anyone know any "tricks" on removing the Haze in the background? I took some photos the other day while we went for a walk in our local hills, and the Mountains in the distance have a "haze" that I would love to remove. Looking at them through our eyes, that "haze" isn't an issue, but taking a photo of the Mountains or the local Desert has a haze in it.
You can do some post-processing that can remove most, if not all, of it.
I went to a seminar a couple of months ago where the leader was showing us how to use all the filters in Photoshop to do this.
It's not easy, and I'm only now getting to the notes from that seminar.
I made my first attempt a couple of days ago. First picture is the original, second picture is cleaned up.
May 30, 2012 06:52:42 #
May 30, 2012 07:15:51 #
Flash Falasca wrote:
is that san diego ?
Howdy......
Looks like it from here too......
Vern...
May 30, 2012 07:17:23 #
russelray wrote:
quote=Viper64 Does anyone know any "tricks&q... (show quote)
very nice ! what filter(s) did you use ?
May 30, 2012 08:52:38 #
Isolate the foreground and sharpen and adjust the contrast on the background, use topaz on the background to enhance it.
May 30, 2012 09:04:05 #
May 30, 2012 09:27:40 #
May 30, 2012 09:28:26 #
Flash Falasca wrote:
is that san diego ?
Yes. Taken from Cabrillo National Monument after visiting Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery on Memorial Day.
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