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Please, why is sky washed out?
Hi everyone!
Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? Thanks, Marcel |
Please, why is sky washed out?
Ed Ruf wrote:
First guess would be improper white balance. The exif info in the photo says the camera was set to manual WB. So, exactly how did you set it? If you're just beginning start with auto WB of set the proper preset for the scene at hand, such as sunny for this scene. But did you look at the linked jpeg? The sky is just overexposed. |
Please, why is sky washed out?
On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 09:22:04 -0400, Celcius wrote:
Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? The sky is over-exposed; basically, it's so bright that the camera sensor is saturating and just sees it as "white". You needed to tell the camera to take in less light, either by using a faster shutter speed or by stopping down the lens. Depending on the features your camera has, there are a variety of ways of doing that. -dms |
Please, why is sky washed out?
"Daniel Silevitch" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 09:22:04 -0400, Celcius wrote: Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? The sky is over-exposed; basically, it's so bright that the camera sensor is saturating and just sees it as "white". You needed to tell the camera to take in less light, either by using a faster shutter speed or by stopping down the lens. Depending on the features your camera has, there are a variety of ways of doing that. -dms Sorry Daniel, I forgot to say. I have a Canon Rebel XT and the lens I used was a Canon EF-S 17-85mm 1 4.5-5.6 IS USM Regards, Marcel |
Please, why is sky washed out?
On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 10:01:21 -0400, Celcius wrote:
"Daniel Silevitch" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 09:22:04 -0400, Celcius wrote: Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? The sky is over-exposed; basically, it's so bright that the camera sensor is saturating and just sees it as "white". You needed to tell the camera to take in less light, either by using a faster shutter speed or by stopping down the lens. Depending on the features your camera has, there are a variety of ways of doing that. -dms Sorry Daniel, I forgot to say. I have a Canon Rebel XT and the lens I used was a Canon EF-S 17-85mm 1 4.5-5.6 IS USM OK, so you have a camera with a full set of manual controls. A few options: When you meter, meter on the sky rather than the house. This will convince the camera to take in less light. Meter on the house, but dial in a negative exposure compensation. Go into full manual mode, and set the aperture/shutter yourself Switch from JPG mode to RAW mode; there may be useful data in the RAW file that got lost when the camera converted to JPG. -dms |
Please, why is sky washed out?
The camera is exposing based on the dark tree in the center of the pic.
In those situations you should either dial in some exposure compensation ( -1 would be a good starting point) or else simply go into manual mode and expose manually. And of course, if you shoot in RAW mode you might be able to recover most of the blown out highlights. |
Please, why is sky washed out?
Pat wrote:
The posts re the overexposed sky are generally correct. You can either under expose or play with it in photoshop and fix it. Both are perfectly good alternatives. Shooting in RAW might help, but RAW isn't the cure-all than many people think. This is impossible to fix in photoshop (except by copying a sky from elsewhere), because the sky is just a solid area of 240 240 240. Obviously, there is not enough information there to do anything. If this had been shot in RAW, maybe it could have been saved, and maybe not. I am "old school" so take my advice accordingly. If you are taking lots of pictures like that and want the sky to look better, keep the sky from overexposing in the first place and everything after that is much easier. The way to do that is to invest in a polarizing filter. That will allow you to darken a sky like that (plus keep interesting details in it) without underexposing the rest of the image. It will also cut out most glare that you encounter. Indeed, a polariser is a good solution, not just to prevent overexposure but to give more saturated skies etc. I don't see how this is old school, though. For an autofocus lens, you want a "circular polarizer" (don't ask why, it's a long story, you just want one). People in this group hate filters and they hate people who don't shoot in RAW, but really, a filter is the answer. That's the way we did it back in "the day" when we used that stuff called film. Good luck with it. Pat |
Please, why is sky washed out?
On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 10:17:10 -0400, Ed Ruf wrote:
On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 09:22:04 -0400, in rec.photo.digital "Celcius" wrote: Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? First guess would be improper white balance. The exif info in the photo says the camera was set to manual WB. So, exactly how did you set it? If you're just beginning start with auto WB of set the proper preset for the scene at hand, such as sunny for this scene. I'd have to disagree. Open it up in an editor, and look at the sky. It's a solid block of RGB 240,240,240. White-balance issues might give a screwed up color, but there'd be _some_ variation across the image. -dms |
Please, why is sky washed out?
The posts re the overexposed sky are generally correct. You can either
under expose or play with it in photoshop and fix it. Both are perfectly good alternatives. Shooting in RAW might help, but RAW isn't the cure-all than many people think. I am "old school" so take my advice accordingly. If you are taking lots of pictures like that and want the sky to look better, keep the sky from overexposing in the first place and everything after that is much easier. The way to do that is to invest in a polarizing filter. That will allow you to darken a sky like that (plus keep interesting details in it) without underexposing the rest of the image. It will also cut out most glare that you encounter. For an autofocus lens, you want a "circular polarizer" (don't ask why, it's a long story, you just want one). People in this group hate filters and they hate people who don't shoot in RAW, but really, a filter is the answer. That's the way we did it back in "the day" when we used that stuff called film. Good luck with it. Pat Celcius wrote: Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? Thanks, Marcel |
Please, why is sky washed out?
Celcius wrote: Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: single use cameras use a fast shutter speed and ISO400 film. that P&S might also were using a faster shutter speed than you set your SLR. set to exp.comp. -1 and the sky will be blue. thats what I did when taking a photo thru a tree stump into the sky. |
Please, why is sky washed out?
Celcius wrote: Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? Thanks, Marcel As others have said the sky is over exposed learn to always shoot raw, you will be much happier, I would be very surprised is the raw file of the exact shoot could not pull out a nice looking blue sky. In cases of a bright background, and many other hard lighting cases, you can bracket to good effect. Since the XT can take a jpeg file at the same time it does a raw you can easily do some test taking the same type of shot and checking to see how much better the image from the raw file can be compared to the jpeg the camera produces. Scott |
Please, why is sky washed out?
Careful use of a graduated neutral density filter might help getting good
color in the sky. What you need to do is cut down on the exposure of the sky while leaving everything else alone. Jim "Pat" wrote in message ups.com... The posts re the overexposed sky are generally correct. You can either under expose or play with it in photoshop and fix it. Both are perfectly good alternatives. Shooting in RAW might help, but RAW isn't the cure-all than many people think. I am "old school" so take my advice accordingly. If you are taking lots of pictures like that and want the sky to look better, keep the sky from overexposing in the first place and everything after that is much easier. The way to do that is to invest in a polarizing filter. That will allow you to darken a sky like that (plus keep interesting details in it) without underexposing the rest of the image. It will also cut out most glare that you encounter. For an autofocus lens, you want a "circular polarizer" (don't ask why, it's a long story, you just want one). People in this group hate filters and they hate people who don't shoot in RAW, but really, a filter is the answer. That's the way we did it back in "the day" when we used that stuff called film. Good luck with it. Pat Celcius wrote: Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? Thanks, Marcel |
Please, why is sky washed out?
Celcius wrote:
"Daniel Silevitch" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 09:22:04 -0400, Celcius wrote: Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? The sky is over-exposed; basically, it's so bright that the camera sensor is saturating and just sees it as "white". You needed to tell the camera to take in less light, either by using a faster shutter speed or by stopping down the lens. Depending on the features your camera has, there are a variety of ways of doing that. -dms Sorry Daniel, I forgot to say. I have a Canon Rebel XT and the lens I used was a Canon EF-S 17-85mm 1 4.5-5.6 IS USM Regards, Marcel Canon's have poor exposure latitude. You will have to underexpose every shot to prevent blowout. Experiment until you find the best compromise. -- George Fritschmann III |
Please, why is sky washed out?
"Ed Ruf" wrote in message ... On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 09:22:04 -0400, in rec.photo.digital "Celcius" wrote: Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? First guess would be improper white balance. The exif info in the photo says the camera was set to manual WB. So, exactly how did you set it? If you're just beginning start with auto WB of set the proper preset for the scene at hand, such as sunny for this scene. __________________________________________________ ______ Ed Ruf Lifetime AMA# 344007 ) http://EdwardGRuf.com Ed, My was st at "sunny" Marcel |
Please, why is sky washed out?
"Pat" wrote in message ups.com... The posts re the overexposed sky are generally correct. You can either under expose or play with it in photoshop and fix it. Both are perfectly good alternatives. Shooting in RAW might help, but RAW isn't the cure-all than many people think. I am "old school" so take my advice accordingly. If you are taking lots of pictures like that and want the sky to look better, keep the sky from overexposing in the first place and everything after that is much easier. The way to do that is to invest in a polarizing filter. That will allow you to darken a sky like that (plus keep interesting details in it) without underexposing the rest of the image. It will also cut out most glare that you encounter. For an autofocus lens, you want a "circular polarizer" (don't ask why, it's a long story, you just want one). People in this group hate filters and they hate people who don't shoot in RAW, but really, a filter is the answer. That's the way we did it back in "the day" when we used that stuff called film. Good luck with it. Pat Thanks Pat. I tried with my polarizing filter and it turned a tad better. However, the sky was still ooverexposed ;-( I can't try again now because it's overcast... we're getting rain soon ... Marcel |
Please, why is sky washed out?
King Sardon wrote:
On 7 Jun 2006 08:06:03 -0700, "Pat" wrote: A polarizing filter will help little with a hazy sky, and the picture shows a hazy sky. KS It shows an overexposed sky. The original poster also says it was blue; so it's probably just overexposed, not hazy. |
Please, why is sky washed out?
Hi,
I tried with my polarizing filter and it turned a tad better. However, the sky was still ooverexposed ;-( I can't try again now because it's overcast... we're getting rain soon ... I don't think any filter will help another way you couldn't achieve using only your camera. You just need less light, that is a smaller aperture or a shorter shutter time. I suggest next time you give it a try with various exposure settings, ranging from -2 ... +2 compensation and take images simultaneously as jpeg and RAW. Then have a look on the computer and judge which is best so you'll know for the next time which way to go. After all: taking an image more doesn't cost a single cent. Just be sure to delete the unworthy pictures. From my experience there is a lot more to raw data than jpeg, especially if the light situation is difficult: you can safely alter exposure by +/-2 levels on the computer. The backdraw is that it requires a lot of time afterwards. Best regards, Ingoo |
Please, why is sky washed out?
On 7 Jun 2006 08:06:03 -0700, "Pat"
wrote: The way to do that is to invest in a polarizing filter. That will allow you to darken a sky like that (plus keep interesting details in it) without underexposing the rest of the image. It will also cut out most glare that you encounter. A polarizing filter will help little with a hazy sky, and the picture shows a hazy sky. KS |
Please, why is sky washed out?
Scott W wrote:
Celcius wrote: Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? Thanks, Marcel As others have said the sky is over exposed learn to always shoot raw, you will be much happier, I would be very surprised is the raw file of the exact shoot could not pull out a nice looking blue sky. In cases of a bright background, and many other hard lighting cases, you can bracket to good effect. Since the XT can take a jpeg file at the same time it does a raw you can easily do some test taking the same type of shot and checking to see how much better the image from the raw file can be compared to the jpeg the camera produces. But that's well after the fact. There's but one review on the camera, and I suggest concentrating on the histogram. Also, the blinking sky in the review would be a big hint. Bracketing in RAW gives incredible latitude. Even a single RAW image can be developed in, say, two different ways, one for the house, and one for the sky. Then you can layer the two, mask one, and paint on the mask to reveal the bottom layer. -- John McWilliams |
Please, why is sky washed out?
On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:44:18 +0200, acl
wrote: King Sardon wrote: On 7 Jun 2006 08:06:03 -0700, "Pat" wrote: A polarizing filter will help little with a hazy sky, and the picture shows a hazy sky. KS It shows an overexposed sky. The original poster also says it was blue; so it's probably just overexposed, not hazy. If it was a clear blue sky, it would not be overexposed. KS |
Please, why is sky washed out?
Celcius wrote: Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? Thanks, Marcel If you really want to take a 'perfect' shot you need to do some homework on why blowouts happen on digital cameras. The sensor in your digital camera is not capable of recording very small changes in light intensities and color at the edges of the dynamic range of the camera or in other words at the edges of the histogram that you see for the image while playing it back (press the display button to get the histogram). You should be able to see where your camera started to loose information, which you may read as histogram going beyond the top limit of the graph. Since the problem is inherent to the way digitization of light happens, there is no (current) way in your camera to fix the issue. Using a polarizer dose fix the issue a bit but still the cmos sensor is not capable of detecting small changes in light intensity of very bright objects or of the shadows. Solution: Since you have PS CS2 (evident from the exif data from the posted file). I would suggest you to do the following. 1. Use a tripod to take pictures. 2. Shoot raw (captures more data) 3. Turn down the exposure so low that when you take the picture you can only see the details of the sky and the rest stays underexposed. 4. Keep incrementing the exposure in steps (you need at least two or three pictures of the same subject) and taking pictures at each step until the most of the picture is over exposed and only shadow areas are visible. 5. Load the images into CS2. 6. From the file menu, open the 'Merge to HDR' tool. HDR = High Dynamic Range 7. Experiment with the tool until you get the desired range. (HDR merge takes a long time - lot of number crunching internally) 8. Save your peace of art. You may look for HDR over the internet to get more details on how it works. There are better HDR merge tools available in the market but since you haven't used it ever you'll be glad you did. Here is a link I found: http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tut...amic-range.htm PS. Clouds do move very quickly, and so does the moon :) |
Please, why is sky washed out?
"Celcius" wrote in message ... Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out Because it is over-exposed . . . Because the tree in the middle is mostly shaded . . . Because you shot the photo during the middle of the day. You'd have achieved the same results with almost any camera, film or digital at that moment on automatic settings shooting the same scene. Next time, take the photo when the sun is at a low angle and shining on the front of the house and you will get a blue sky because the tree and front of the house will be much brighter in relation to the blue sky than in your image. But that's just the easy way. Of course, it won't work completely unless the front of the house is pointed generally to the east or west. You can also try polarizers, photoshop, combining multiple exposures and a bunch of other stuff. Eric Miller |
Please, why is sky washed out?
On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 09:22:04 -0400, "Celcius"
wrote: Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? Thanks, Marcel You could use a polarizer, shoot RAW, underexpose, meter on the sky, meter on the tree, resort to manual exposure, change the white balance, diddle in Photoshop... Bunch of crap. Take the shot again when the sky is not so white. Fred -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Please, why is sky washed out?
wrote in message ... On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 09:22:04 -0400, "Celcius" wrote: Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? Thanks, Marcel You could use a polarizer, shoot RAW, underexpose, meter on the sky, meter on the tree, resort to manual exposure, change the white balance, diddle in Photoshop... Bunch of crap. Take the shot again when the sky is not so white. Fred Thanks Fred, You've given me hope ;-))))) Best regards, Marcel |
Please, why is sky washed out?
"Celcius" wrote in message ... Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? Thanks, Marcel Thank you everyone! I pasted all your comments to a Word document and will try these in the following days. This exchange proved to me that photography is not that simple. But the way I look at it, it makes it all the more interesting. Best regards, Marcel |
Please, why is sky washed out?
The solution in a situation where the subject was dark on a sunny, clear day
was to use a polarizer filter and dial in -1 of exposure (under expose by one stop). Using RAW too would have helped as the sky was still not as blue as I wanted. John "Celcius" wrote in message ... Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? Thanks, Marcel |
Please, why is sky washed out?
"King Sardon" :
A polarizing filter will help little with a hazy sky, and the picture shows a hazy sky. Not likely. A hazy sky has no polarized light. It's scattered! The filter to consider is either the graduated filter, or a Tiffin Ultra Contrast #5, depending on how much you can stand the fakey graduated thing. |
Please, why is sky washed out?
On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 23:48:16 GMT, "JohnR66" wrote:
The solution in a situation where the subject was dark on a sunny, clear day was to use a polarizer filter and dial in -1 of exposure (under expose by one stop). Using RAW too would have helped as the sky was still not as blue as I wanted. John "Celcius" wrote in message ... Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? Thanks, Marcel You say your wife's point and shoot camera gets blue sky. Why not just use her camera? Is the DSLR really worth all the extra effort? Jack Mac |
Please, why is sky washed out?
Jack Mac wrote:
You say your wife's point and shoot camera gets blue sky. Why not just use her camera? Is the DSLR really worth all the extra effort? Yes, it is worth it. Scott |
Please, why is sky washed out?
On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 19:36:30 -0500, "2" wrote:
"King Sardon" : A polarizing filter will help little with a hazy sky, and the picture shows a hazy sky. Not likely. A hazy sky has no polarized light. It's scattered! Correct. KS |
Please, why is sky washed out?
Ingo von Borstel wrote:
Hi, I tried with my polarizing filter and it turned a tad better. However, the sky was still ooverexposed ;-( I can't try again now because it's overcast... we're getting rain soon ... I don't think any filter will help another way you couldn't achieve using only your camera. You just need less light, that is a smaller aperture or a shorter shutter time. A ND grad would help if used carefully. There is simply too much light at the top and reducing the exposure would upset the exposure at the bottom of the image. -- http://www.petezilla.co.uk |
Please, why is sky washed out?
John McWilliams writes:
Bracketing in RAW gives incredible latitude. Even a single RAW image can be developed in, say, two different ways, one for the house, and one for the sky. Then you can layer the two, mask one, and paint on the mask to reveal the bottom layer. I've attempted this from time to time (in Gimp). Where the objects crossing the horizon are buildings it's worked relatively well, but where they are trees, it's proved incredibly difficult - I've found they are too fiddly to get right without strange halos around them. -- http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/ |
Please, why is sky washed out?
"Jack Mac" wrote in message ... On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 23:48:16 GMT, "JohnR66" wrote: The solution in a situation where the subject was dark on a sunny, clear day was to use a polarizer filter and dial in -1 of exposure (under expose by one stop). Using RAW too would have helped as the sky was still not as blue as I wanted. John "Celcius" wrote in message ... Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? Thanks, Marcel You say your wife's point and shoot camera gets blue sky. Why not just use her camera? Is the DSLR really worth all the extra effort? Jack Mac Good question, Jack. However, I bought a DSLR to use it and to learn photography. Otherwise, I would have bought a P&S. This is also why I come to this forum as well as alt.photography, rec.photo.digital.slr-systems, to learn and to seek help from more knowledgeable than I. I find this pastime quite interesting. It also allowed me to work with Photoshop (7.0, CS1 and now CS2). When I think that so many retired people hang around shopping centers for lack of something better to do.... Take care, Marcel |
Please, why is sky washed out?
"Celcius" wrote in message
... "Jack Mac" wrote in message ... You say your wife's point and shoot camera gets blue sky. Why not just use her camera? Is the DSLR really worth all the extra effort? Jack Mac Good question, Jack. However, I bought a DSLR to use it and to learn photography. Otherwise, I would have bought a P&S. This is also why I come to this forum as well as alt.photography, rec.photo.digital.slr-systems, to learn and to seek help from more knowledgeable than I. I find this pastime quite interesting. It also allowed me to work with Photoshop (7.0, CS1 and now CS2). When I think that so many retired people hang around shopping centers for lack of something better to do.... Take care, Marcel You took the shot using an automatic exposure setting. You left it up to the camera to decide what was important in the picture. I've never been pleased with the skies in my photos, using the Rebel XT in any automatic modes. But, like you, I didn't buy the camera to point and shoot. My other camera has a live preview, so I was able to change shutter speed and exposure on the fly before taking the shot. The XT doesn't give you that option, but "mistakes" don't cost you anything. It's time to turn the dial from automatic to manual. Read the book and then set up some test shots. Play around with shutter speed and other settings in increments and see what happens. This is when you'll be glad that you bought a DSLR instead of a pocket camera. You need to take control of this camera... dwight (strictly an amateur) |
Please, why is sky washed out?
King Sardon wrote: If it was a clear blue sky, it would not be overexposed. I don't see the logic. |
Please, why is sky washed out?
2 wrote:
Not likely. A hazy sky has no polarized light. It's scattered! Not that this isn't true, but also the light that you see coming from the clear sky is scattered (otherwise it'd be black like in space); it's blue because of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayleigh_scattering |
Please, why is sky washed out?
I wasn't there, but the OP says "It seems to me the sky was quite blue
when I took this photo". Therefore, it seems more likely that it just washed out from overexposure. King Sardon wrote: On 7 Jun 2006 08:06:03 -0700, "Pat" wrote: The way to do that is to invest in a polarizing filter. That will allow you to darken a sky like that (plus keep interesting details in it) without underexposing the rest of the image. It will also cut out most glare that you encounter. A polarizing filter will help little with a hazy sky, and the picture shows a hazy sky. KS |
Please, why is sky washed out?
Celcius wrote:
"Jack Mac" wrote in message ... On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 23:48:16 GMT, "JohnR66" wrote: The solution in a situation where the subject was dark on a sunny, clear day was to use a polarizer filter and dial in -1 of exposure (under expose by one stop). Using RAW too would have helped as the sky was still not as blue as I wanted. John "Celcius" wrote in message ... Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? Thanks, Marcel You say your wife's point and shoot camera gets blue sky. Why not just use her camera? Is the DSLR really worth all the extra effort? Jack Mac Good question, Jack. However, I bought a DSLR to use it and to learn photography. Otherwise, I would have bought a P&S. This is also why I come to this forum as well as alt.photography, rec.photo.digital.slr-systems, to learn and to seek help from more knowledgeable than I. I find this pastime quite interesting. It also allowed me to work with Photoshop (7.0, CS1 and now CS2). When I think that so many retired people hang around shopping centers for lack of something better to do.... You might find it instructive to look at the EXIF information from your photo and hers and see what was different about her exposure. Take care, Marcel -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
Please, why is sky washed out?
Umm, I'm at a loss on what to say. Let's see, the OP shoots a blue sky
on a beautiful sunny day. It gets overexposed and washed out. Your response is to shoot when the sky is less white? Maybe you (and other posters) think it's hazy, I guess. Didn't any of you look at the picture and see the big-ol shadow from the birch trees next to the driveway? You don't get that on overcast days where I live. The only way to retake that picture when it is "less white" would be to retake it at night. Still, the OP needs to do 3 things. 1. Get a polarizer. Maybe a gradiant ND filter, too. 2. Stop shotting into the sun. The house IS in shadow, but he had to lighten the picture to see it okay. 3. Correct the white balance on the picture. I looks like the picture is lacking some blue. wrote: On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 09:22:04 -0400, "Celcius" wrote: Hi everyone! Why is the sky washed out while my wife with a point and shoot gets blue skys? It seems to me the sky was quite blue when I took this photo: http://celestart.com/images/publiques/15.jpg Any ideas? Recommendations? Thanks, Marcel You could use a polarizer, shoot RAW, underexpose, meter on the sky, meter on the tree, resort to manual exposure, change the white balance, diddle in Photoshop... Bunch of crap. Take the shot again when the sky is not so white. Fred -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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