Clouds white out [Archive] - Fine art photography forum

BradT

01-21-2010, 09:20 AM

I took this shot yesterday and there were no blinkies when I took it. However at home the white area in the clouds could not be fixed.

I did have a darker shot but lost the shimmer on the water I was looking for.

Suggestions welcome.

I have a Panasonic DMC-FZ28 and the shot was at F8, 1/10.

russ

01-21-2010, 10:43 AM

HDR may be a help here, I've not had very good results with that technique yet. Or taking the sky from one photo and combining it with the other photo using layers in Photoshop or Gimp. It can be a bit of work but the end result can be very rewarding.

If you're not a fan of HDR or image manipulating, the other option is to use a graduated neutral density filter (aka GND filter)

Marko

01-21-2010, 11:13 AM

I too like the shimmer on the water Brad. It's a very strong element.
That said, for me certain elements destroy a shot. Clouds that are clipped fit into that category for me. When this happens I put the shot aside and work on something else.

Russ gives good suggestions on what to look for in the future to avoid clipping.

Hope that helps - Marko

Mad Aussie

01-21-2010, 02:48 PM

I think the GND was the best option here also.

Did you shoot in RAW? Some of that may have been recoverable in RAW but looking at it, probably not.

jlabel

01-21-2010, 03:39 PM

Technically I guess the GND or HDR would help, but in other aspect, I wouldnt take a picture of nothingness unless there was like a small man rowing a boat

BradT

01-22-2010, 09:04 AM

Thanks for the input I try next time HDR. I do save all pictures in both jpg and raw as was suggested on this site. Still learning the software and have not played much with raw yet.

justineaton

01-22-2010, 10:01 AM

Take two exposures one for the sky and one for the water next time.
I'm guessing you can white from the clouds.

russ

01-23-2010, 08:17 AM

Thanks for the input I try next time HDR. I do save all pictures in both jpg and raw as was suggested on this site. Still learning the software and have not played much with raw yet.

According to the software I've been using for HDR you'll need 16 bit images so you'll definitely need to shoot raw since JPEG's are 8bit max.