Dark Storm Clouds
Sep 6, 2017 05:49:13 #
Tried taking photos of very dark storm clouds using "Intelligent auto" mode as the setting. Photos didn't look as dark as seen with the "naked eye"(appeared washed out). What settings should I have used to capture the true darkness of the storm clouds. Using SONY DSC-HX 80 camera.
Sep 6, 2017 05:55:38 #
What works for me is to look for contrast and underexpose. Then I'll work the midtones and push the whites/black in B&W to make the image look dramatic. Here's an example.
Sep 6, 2017 06:00:06 #
great8hiker wrote:
Tried taking photos of very dark storm clouds using "Intelligent auto" mode as the setting. Photos didn't look as dark as seen with the "naked eye"(appeared washed out). What settings should I have used to capture the true darkness of the storm clouds. Using SONY DSC-HX 80 camera.
It's all in the processing. In LR, I would move the Shadow slider to the right and the Black slider to the left, for a start.
Sep 6, 2017 11:05:16 #
If that transformer case on the pole isn't blown you have nothing to worry about. Hopefully the "intelligent" auto exposure kept the histogram well to the right but avoided blown highlights. If that's what happened you should have a relatively noise-free shot to work with in PP and you just need to experiment to find the best way to darken it. Start off with just lowering the Brightness/Exposure setting and take it from there.
Sep 9, 2017 16:24:45 #
Lower the highlights in the sky and add a bit of contrast. Pretty easy to do in
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Sep 12, 2017 08:08:54 #
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