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Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

05/25/2006 03:37:20 PM · #1

On memorial day the Navy's Blue Angels are doing an air shot at jones beach in NY. They were doing some practice runs today, and I got a few shots from my back yard

Anyone have any suggestions on how to get the sky to not looks so flat... its so cloudy out right now =/

rasdub

Nikon D70

05/25/2006 03:49:57 PM · #2

Do you have access to any filters? A polarizing filter may help if you have one. Other than that, you might just need to mess around in Photoshop or equivalent software to help enhance some color to the sky. You could also pray for less clouds ;).

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

05/25/2006 04:04:08 PM · #3

I adjusted the levels and did some dodging & burning & got this:

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

05/25/2006 04:13:58 PM · #4

wow now i really feel like my photoshop skills need so much work. I mean you found clouds and sunbeams... i tried adjusting the levels, it just changed the shade of the grey background but was still compleatly flat

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

05/25/2006 04:25:01 PM · #5

Originally posted by nlghttrain:

You DO realize he's pulling your leg, right?

R.

cryan

Nikon D700

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon

05/25/2006 04:28:39 PM · #6

When i was in the Navy I was fortunate enough to go to photo school at Pensacola where the Blue Angles are home based at. Even after seeing them every day they never cease to amaze me. I'm going to be shooting the Thunderbirds in Aug here in Vt. My brother is in the Air Force and is going to be able to get me places nobody else will get. Look for those at the end of summer.

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

05/25/2006 04:29:22 PM · #7

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by nlghttrain:
wow now i really feel like my photoshop skills need so much work. I mean you found clouds and sunbeams... i tried adjusting the levels, it just changed the shade of the grey background but was still compleatly flat

You DO realize he's pulling your leg, right?

R.

yes i do ;-) sarcasm doesnt always come accross right online oh well.

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

05/25/2006 04:40:55 PM · #8

Originally posted by nlghttrain:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by nlghttrain:
wow now i really feel like my photoshop skills need so much work. I mean you found clouds and sunbeams... i tried adjusting the levels, it just changed the shade of the grey background but was still compleatly flat

You DO realize he's pulling your leg, right?

R.

yes i do ;-) sarcasm doesnt always come accross right online oh well.

Fear my mad skillz. Word-up to all my homeys. :-D

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

05/25/2006 04:43:43 PM · #9

Originally posted by nlghttrain:

Okay :-)

Meanwhile, set up a blue-to-transparent radial gradient and have it ready to use. Use the magic wand to select the sky. Create a duplicate layer from BG and erase the sky from it. Make BG the active layer and use cntrl-shift-N to create a new, empty layer. It is now BETWEEN the two layers, BG and planes-only. Use the radial gradient to fill the empty layer. Instant sky-with-a-spotlight :-)

R.