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07/24/2005 11:19:40 PM · #1 |
For some reason I am not getting the vibrant blue Arizona sky that I think I should be getting. On most shots, the sky seems washed out and I am at a loss as to how to correct it.
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07/24/2005 11:21:26 PM · #2 |
use a circular polarizer, that should help a bit, set the contrast up on your parameters too, that will help with blue sky saturation
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07/24/2005 11:23:45 PM · #3 |
Shoot in Raw. Convert the raw file twice once for your scene and once for the sky and combine them in photoshop... Oh yeah and the polarizer will help too! Just remember it's most effective when the sun is to the left or to the right of you. You can get very dramatic cloudy sky shots that way to!
Message edited by author 2005-07-24 23:24:41. |
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07/24/2005 11:27:22 PM · #4 |
use the hood if ur shooting iwth a wide angle lens because it'll help block out flare
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07/24/2005 11:27:44 PM · #5 |
I guess I need to do a lot more reading on functionality of Photoshop. I do use a circular polarizer but have never attempted to shots in RAW. Perhaps that is what I'm missing. As for contrast setting, do you mean in the camera setup?
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07/25/2005 12:38:19 AM · #6 |
Check which paramter you are shooting to. If you don't use RAW, you'll get crisper colors without photoshopping in parameter 2. You also have user-definable sets where you can play with contrast and saturation. You may want a specially-defined set for your normal shooting conditions; that's what they are there for.
Robt.
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07/25/2005 01:05:40 AM · #7 |
| check what bear_music said, I shoot on Parameter 2 and get noticeably more saturated and sharper photos. |
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07/25/2005 01:19:40 AM · #8 |
Faster shutter and/or Negative (-) Exposure Compensation... Skys are harder on a digital... It's a happy balance between the foreground and the sky. But if the sky isn't blue to start with in the shot than it gets a little tougher to photoshop it. It is easier to lighten a dark foreground than it is to darken a blown sky.
Just my take... |
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07/25/2005 01:20:56 AM · #9 |
Gradual ND (Neutral Density) filter.
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07/25/2005 01:44:32 AM · #10 |
I've been shooting mostly with the "idiot" (basic zone) settings. I just saw where those settings use Parameter 1 so maybe thats my problem.
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07/25/2005 02:35:16 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by phinbob:
I've been shooting mostly with the "idiot" (basic zone) settings. I just saw where those settings use Parameter 1 so maybe thats my problem. |
Yup. If you're used to point 'n shoot color saturation and don't want to spend time in 'shop, use parameter 2.
R.
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07/25/2005 02:46:15 AM · #12 |
Unfortunately the 20D defaults to Parameter 1 for point and shoot and I do not think it can be changed.
Originally posted by bear_music:
Originally posted by phinbob:
I've been shooting mostly with the "idiot" (basic zone) settings. I just saw where those settings use Parameter 1 so maybe thats my problem. |
Yup. If you're used to point 'n shoot color saturation and don't want to spend time in 'shop, use parameter 2.
R. |
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07/25/2005 02:54:40 AM · #13 |
| either a grad nd filter, shoot 2 images and blend the 2 (one exposed for the foreground and 1 for the sky) or if you're feelin lazier just meter for the sky and shoot, underexposing your foreground by a stop or 3. |
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07/25/2005 02:55:29 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by phinbob:
Unfortunately the 20D defaults to Parameter 1 for point and shoot and I do not think it can be changed.
Originally posted by bear_music:
Originally posted by phinbob:
I've been shooting mostly with the "idiot" (basic zone) settings. I just saw where those settings use Parameter 1 so maybe thats my problem. |
Yup. If you're used to point 'n shoot color saturation and don't want to spend time in 'shop, use parameter 2.
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This may be true in the "scene" modes (I don't know), but he can definitely use other parameters in the P mode, which is fully automatic.
Robt.
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07/25/2005 03:44:56 AM · #15 |
Point the camera a bit above the horizon
Do a reading with the camera (half shutter button)
Adjust the aperture, exposure to 0 or a little below
Recompose the shot
Click
You sky should not be washed out anymore.
This works perfectly for me an my 20d
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