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09/03/2008 10:59:27 AM · #1 |
I was marveling at  Structor's recent blue ribbon winner, O sole mio,  and I realized that I don't know how to capture such a deep blue sky photographically.
Do any of you have any suggestions as to how to get those beautiful deep blues in sky shots rather than the more typical (for me) pale blues?
Thanks, all.
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09/03/2008 11:01:46 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by jjstager2:
I was marveling at Structor's recent blue ribbon winner, O sole mio, and I realized that I don't know how to capture such a deep blue sky photographically.
Do any of you have any suggestions as to how to get those beautiful deep blues in sky shots rather than the more typical (for me) pale blues?
Thanks, all. |
It helps to start with a really deep blue sky, but if you are not fortunate to live in an area that has those (Rocky Mountains, etc) I would recommend using a polarizing filter for starters. Also, you can manipulate the colors post shot - hue/ saturation and selective colors are my two favorites. I am sure others can provide some good recommendations. |
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09/03/2008 11:02:15 AM · #3 |
What you need is a circular polarizing filter.
A quick Google search bring up this page //www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam/User-Guide/filter/polarizer.html which talks about what you can use it for.
And, of course, messing with curves and levels in post-processing doesn't hurt either.
[ edit ] bassbone beat me to it :)
Message edited by author 2008-09-03 11:03:04. |
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09/03/2008 11:07:06 AM · #4 |
Also, if using Lightroom, the preset called Direct Positive creates this effect. It does not work on all images but does work amazingly well on others.
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09/03/2008 08:55:44 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by PlayWithFire:
What you need is a circular polarizing filter.
A quick Google search bring up this page //www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam/User-Guide/filter/polarizer.html which talks about what you can use it for.
And, of course, messing with curves and levels in post-processing doesn't hurt either.
[ edit ] bassbone beat me to it :) |
Shudder.... this brings back so many bad memories! That guy's page you linked to...
He was my Computer Science Professor at Michigan Tech. Great teacher but nearly killed me with his operating system classes! Blast from the past! It was 7 years ago!
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