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Amanda Botterweck 		 

How to make the sky appear as it seen before shoot


 
 
When shooting outdoor shots ie; mountains etc. the sky is cloudy or light ( not blue ). Why is it that when the picture is printed it appears white? I have a picture that I took with mountains refecting in water and the sky is white but in the water shows it true color of dark somber clouds. I use a Canon Powershot G2.


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December 20, 2003

 
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Gregory LaGrange's Gallery 		  Reflections in water have a way of darkening things. Do the moutains in the reflection look darker than the real mountains?
Because of the diffusion you get from cloudy days, it's hard to get detail in the sky because everything washes out. I know you shot color, but it's really evident in black and white. That's why people use orange or red filters in black and white to bring out the clouds and darken the blue of the sky.
If you have an editing program that you can burn in the sky, you might be able to get the look you want. You could attach a polarizer if it were a 35mm camera. But with a powershot, you could try holding it over the lens with your hand.


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December 20, 2003

 

Bob Cammarata 		  The best way to achieve a natural looking sky, (if you cannot use filters), is to meter off the sky and compose the scene to include mostly sky, with only the mountain tops in the lower third of the frame.
The mountains will be under-exposed, but the difference in contrast will add drama to the scene.

You can then take another shot with a lower angle of view to include all of the foreground with the mountains in the distance, but with very little sky visible.


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