Green, lawn, leafs, lily, stuff on water that is green: For some reason I can get a true rendition of green. It is washed out. I am shooting with a T1i. I have used manual, aperture...

ole sarg Loc: south florida

For some reason I can get a true rendition of green. It is washed out. I am shooting with a T1i. I have used manual, aperture priority, speed priority, auto. Have a UV filter and that is it on the lens.

This is especially true in very bright sun.

Anyone else having this problem? How is it solved?

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

ole sarg wrote:

For some reason I can get a true rendition of green. It is washed out. I am shooting with a T1i. I have used manual, aperture priority, speed priority, auto. Have a UV filter and that is it on the lens.

This is especially true in very bright sun.

Anyone else having this problem? How is it solved?

Take off the filter and set your WB to Sunny. Should help. You might try a CP filter too, it will enhance the greens.

Swamp Gator Loc: Coastal South Carolina

I would normally suggest using manual exposure but you say you have tried that already and still can not achieve the desired results.
Shooting in bright mid day sun can be less then flattering anyway, so maybe try those same subjects in early morning or early evening light, and again use M exposure.

ole sarg Loc: south florida

that sounds like a plan stan! too many kids too much sesame street!

ole sarg wrote:

For some reason I can get a true rendition of green. It is washed out. I am shooting with a T1i. I have used manual, aperture priority, speed priority, auto. Have a UV filter and that is it on the lens.

This is especially true in very bright sun.

Anyone else having this problem? How is it solved?

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

Does your camera have a setting like vivid in the settings? It might be turned on. That will give you some bright colors in the sun.
Erv

ole sarg Loc: south florida

will check for that.

thanks

Erv wrote:

Does your camera have a setting like vivid in the settings? It might be turned on. That will give you some bright colors in the sun.
Erv

yooperfalls

I often turn VIVID OFF. Once greens are saturated it then is difficult to edit them.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

ole sarg wrote:

For some reason I can get a true rendition of green. It is washed out. I am shooting with a T1i. I have used manual, aperture priority, speed priority, auto. Have a UV filter and that is it on the lens.

This is especially true in very bright sun.

Anyone else having this problem? How is it solved?

Maybe a polarizing filter would help.

I don't have "problems." I have opportunities to learn.

twowindsbear

Post some of the pix that you don't like.

ole sarg Loc: south florida

I would but just deleted them. I will shoot some more over the next few days and see what I get....

Thanks for all the help and suggestions....

twowindsbear wrote:

Post some of the pix that you don't like.

Turbo Loc: Raleigh, NC

Remember that as the Real Estate people love to say; the three most important items about a property are: Location, location and location, we photographers must control 3 parameters: the light, the light and the light !

Managing your light source is the key. If the greens are weird, watch the sun and change your angle, use a Polarizer, watch out for reflections off leaves, a pond ...etc