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 02/17/2008 07:53:34 PM · #26
Cloudy sky pictures...

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02/17/2008 08:13:36 PM · #27
It seems a lot of my challenge images are from very dreary days (a typical hazard in Seattle)


Don't forget... you can always use flash to enchance the subject matter (even more dramatic with a gray background):


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 02/17/2008 09:43:33 PM · #28


etc.

02/17/2008 10:15:47 PM · #29
I rather enjoy taking photos under such conditions as it does tend to add character to the setting. This is one of my favourites....

Ray
 02/17/2008 10:20:15 PM · #30
one of my favourite images came from a grey day of shooting


more from the same day:



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 02/17/2008 10:29:05 PM · #31
Originally posted by Megatherian:
Well... today is 40 and the sun is nowhere to be found. Even the clouds are boring. Is there anything worth shooting outside on a grey day? I don't know any people so that'd be out. I'm bummed :(


Perfect light for shooting portraits. Go ask someone.
 02/17/2008 10:30:49 PM · #32
A very inspiring thread. I too, have a harder time getting myself out of the house to shoot when the sky is overcast. Thanks all. Any PP tips in bringing out the sky?
 02/17/2008 10:32:41 PM · #33
gray days are great for headshots....
 02/17/2008 10:47:04 PM · #34
Originally posted by cynthiann:
A very inspiring thread. I too, have a harder time getting myself out of the house to shoot when the sky is overcast. Thanks all. Any PP tips in bringing out the sky?


Dodging and burning will often bring out textures you didn't notice were there.
 02/17/2008 11:05:30 PM · #35
Originally posted by cynthiann:
A very inspiring thread. I too, have a harder time getting myself out of the house to shoot when the sky is overcast. Thanks all. Any PP tips in bringing out the sky?

You might try masking off the sky and applying separate Curves or Levels adjustments to the sky and foreground elements:

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You might also try applying Curves to the individual color channels to change the mood/lighting/effect:

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02/17/2008 11:16:42 PM · #36
Originally posted by Matthew:
people! A gray sky is a huge softbox.


Exactly!
 02/17/2008 11:21:35 PM · #37
Maybe a new thread should be started for posting outdoor photos shot in weather other than sunny days. It seems that there is a lot of interest in posing them.
Here is one of mine that I like, shot on a rainy afternoon.


02/17/2008 11:23:09 PM · #38
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T'was a very grey day here today. Don't have to fight harsh shadows... no directional light. As Matthew said, it's one big softbox (or light tent).
 02/17/2008 11:28:54 PM · #39
I hear Area 51 has some interesting Grays to shoot.
 02/17/2008 11:34:00 PM · #40
well my mother called me and by the time I got off the phone the sun was pretty much down. This thread has been very inspirational though - keep up with the examples ;)
 02/17/2008 11:56:05 PM · #41
I only just now saw this. I see you've received a gazillion examples of shooting scenics on gloomy days, which is something I have done a lot of. In no particular order, these come to mind. Some heavily post-processed, some less so...



R.


02/17/2008 11:58:07 PM · #42
If I waited for a sunny day to take pictures outside, I wouldn't have very many photos at all during the winter. It's gloomy up here in the North most of the time during the winter. We have seen the sun twice during February.


02/18/2008 12:29:15 AM · #43
I think the question should be "is there anything worth shooting on a sunny day?"
I don't bother getting the camera out when the sun is
 02/18/2008 12:37:25 AM · #44
Go ABOVE the grey...and turn it purple!

02/18/2008 12:45:13 AM · #45
02/18/2008 12:50:17 AM · #46
Get out with a flash or two, wireless and gray days are the best!
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