DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
This image is not a part of any challenge.
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
(June 6th) Resting Spot
(June 6th) Resting Spot
WickedSound


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Lens: Tamron SP MF 28-105mm f/2.8 LD Aspherical IF Adaptall
Location: Appalachian Trail Va
Date: Jun 6, 2009
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Landscape, Candid
Date Uploaded: Jun 10, 2009

Viewed: 193
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0

 My friend and I stopped to take a small break before reaching the top. This is about 2.5 hours away from home base, but still in the state. Guessing that counts as where I live.

Never have good shots with vistas. Have gotten some better ones recently. I find if my white balance is up, there's to much blue. If a -1, not enough. Any thoughts on white balance shooting Vistas with haze?

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 06/11/2009 12:29:18 AM
Looks like lovely scenery. Sorry, can't help you. I'm too much of a novice and I'm learning for myself as well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/10/2009 11:20:46 PM
if its a 3 hours drive from your home it would still be where you live to me seeing i live on the other side of the world .. its all relative i reckon ..
& its a great shot .. altho teasing .. i can just see a magnificent vista thru the trees .. i bet your friend can see more .. !! . it looks like a beautiful day with that gorgeous blue sky and fluffy clouds ..

i usually shoot in manual but have my white balance set on auto and often between one shot and the next, without any change at all .. like the sun going behind a cloud for eg .. there can be a change in the colouring of the shot ... which is the white balance .. i'm not sure how to rectify that sort'v thing .. i think a very slight movement so that you're focused on a tree rather than a leaf can make the camera think it has to change the white balance setting .. sometimes if its sunny i'll change the white balance .. but then i'll walk into a shaded spot and have to change it again .. that's why i usually leave it on auto ..

its not that hard to change the colouring to your liking in a software program later ..
if you shoot in raw then its as easy as ..
if you're shooting jpeg then maybe using levels, curves or color balance ..
but i love the colouring of this shot ..

re the haze .. i think if its there in real life then its gonna come out in your photo .. you could go for a bit of brightness and contrast or levels or curves to make it less noticeable .. but that's just from the top of my head .. haze isnt usually a problem i encounter much .. so i dont really know ..
i'm sure other ppl will have better advice .. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 06/27/2025 12:26:57 PM EDT.