late afternoon sun over cane fields
Jul 7, 2012 07:58:39 #
I shot this today in cloudy conditions as the sun came breaking throughout the clouds, and am quite happy with the foreground and the cane field detail, but feel the sky and clouds are quite washed out and should be more dramatic-- what should I have done?-- should I have used a polarized filter. I used 100 iso 1/60 sec at F8 on my Canon 600d with the kit 18-55 lens. I have done a little tweaking in lightroom 4 but as soon as i try to darken the clouds, I lose detail in the foreground
Jul 7, 2012 08:24:26 #
Take 2. I brought down the exposure in lightroom and brought up the shadows. I think that it is an improvement but would still value advice
Jul 7, 2012 08:34:21 #
actually, I think this is a little more successful I took down the exposure in lightroom and tweaked the shadows--but, as previously mentioned, criticism and help gratefully accepted
Jul 7, 2012 19:45:33 #
Polarizer filter will not work right at the sun, they are ment to work 45 ~ 90 degrees away from the sun...
Jul 8, 2012 05:58:45 #
3 shot bracket, use HDR to process is an option
two shots one exposed for the forground and one exposed for the clouds and merged the images is an other option
finally underexspose the scene and use the selective brush in LR to brighten the foreground or take your picture and use the selective brush to underexpose the sky
two shots one exposed for the forground and one exposed for the clouds and merged the images is an other option
finally underexspose the scene and use the selective brush in LR to brighten the foreground or take your picture and use the selective brush to underexpose the sky
Jul 8, 2012 06:49:40 #
Use the gradient tool in LR,,bring out the sky and leave the foreground alone. A polarizing filter wouldn't have helped much, the sun is directly in front. Polarizers work best when used at 90 degree angle to the sun. With a shot like this, I would use a graduated ND filter. That lets you expose for the foreground and darken the sky at the same time. Great for landscape use. This was taken using a graduated ND filter at sunset. Good luck.
Jul 8, 2012 06:58:23 #
If you use Raw format, you can probably reduce the Dynamic range enough so you can darken the sky and brighten the trees.
Otherwise, you can use PhotoShop and select different parts of the pic to darken and lighten as needed.
Otherwise, you can use PhotoShop and select different parts of the pic to darken and lighten as needed.
Jul 8, 2012 06:59:11 #
What a co-incidence - I had exactly the same problem down the beach last Friday.
Same sun, same rays of light in the sky etc. Except I had water & boats in the foreground (instead of green countryside).
Since I'm at kindergarten level when it comes to photo editing, I ended up decreasing the shadows very slightly, darkening the light and increasing the mid tones AND CALLING IT A SUNSET ! (it was taken between 4.00pm and 5.oopm in the afternoon to be truthful).
Same sun, same rays of light in the sky etc. Except I had water & boats in the foreground (instead of green countryside).
Since I'm at kindergarten level when it comes to photo editing, I ended up decreasing the shadows very slightly, darkening the light and increasing the mid tones AND CALLING IT A SUNSET ! (it was taken between 4.00pm and 5.oopm in the afternoon to be truthful).
Jul 8, 2012 09:04:48 #
take 3 using graduated filter in lightroom- better still,I think but maybe a bit over the top
Jul 8, 2012 09:06:53 #
drydock wrote:
take 3 using graduated filter in lightroom- better still,I think but maybe a bit over the top
I agree :) I don't think it's over the top, it looks great.
Jul 8, 2012 09:07:53 #
Jul 8, 2012 09:12:42 #
drydock wrote:
take 3 using graduated filter in lightroom- better still,I think but maybe a bit over the top
I would just lighten the foreground more. not over the top
Jul 8, 2012 09:29:06 #
mborn wrote:
I would just lighten the foreground more. not over the top
drydock wrote:
take 3 using graduated filter in lightroom- better still,I think but maybe a bit over the top
I would just lighten the foreground more. not over the top
foreground lightened using the graduated filter--better still, I think-- thank you all
Jul 8, 2012 09:42:08 #
drydock wrote:
foreground lightened using the graduated filter--better still, I think-- thank you all
mborn wrote:
I would just lighten the foreground more. not over the top
drydock wrote:
take 3 using graduated filter in lightroom- better still,I think but maybe a bit over the top
I would just lighten the foreground more. not over the top
foreground lightened using the graduated filter--better still, I think-- thank you all
Nice :thumbup:
Jul 8, 2012 09:44:45 #
drydock wrote:
foreground lightened using the graduated filter--better still, I think-- thank you all
mborn wrote:
I would just lighten the foreground more. not over the top
drydock wrote:
take 3 using graduated filter in lightroom- better still,I think but maybe a bit over the top
I would just lighten the foreground more. not over the top
foreground lightened using the graduated filter--better still, I think-- thank you all
Yes this one is a keeper!
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