Comala Coffee Factory, Mexico

[Marko]

TRUST me, this happens all the time....sigh.

With digital though, a great help (especially for images you love) is the histogram feature which represents the distribution of tones in a graph.

If the waveform of the graph leans too heavily to the right, portions of the image will be clipped and there isn't any magic that i know of to easily or effectively remedy the situation.

If you notice this during the shoot, underexpose to save the highlights, or play with the light by
1 - waiting for the light to get better
2 - use flash to help balance the scene better
3 - Use HDR
4 - Use an ND filter or grad filter as previously posted.

We've all gone through this same horrible experience so don't feel too bad, just don't do it again

Hope that helps - Marko

[kat]

Another thing I use to help with blow outs is to have my highlight graph option on. It will blink and those areas you can see your highlights.

It is best in shots like this, from my experience, to shoot a bit darker, make sure you don't have those blown out areas and through post processing brighten up the rest.

Marko nailed what can be done for this photo. Those are the best options to make this photo opportunity better. Composition wise..not to bad!

Ahh..wish I could be in Mexico right now!