 Dana F. Greenwood Sr |
Photographing clouds I was trying to take a picture of some clouds. They were white fluffy ones against a blue sky. At a zoom setting of 50mm all was ok, at 200mm my autofocus would stop but it did not look focused. I tried it on manual focus with the same results. I needed the zoom to fill the frame better so the cloud was the main subject. The sun was on the other side of the house and it was around 7 p.m. est. I am using a Minolta Maxxum 5 camera and a Tameron 28-200 zoom. I did try all of the other settings like close up, landscape, ect. Hope someone can help. Thanks.
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Buddy Purugganan |
I read in PhotoGraphic magazine's BIG BOOK Of PHOTOGRAPHY that circular polarizer filter ( Hoya, Tiffen B+W, Cokin etc. ) can truly make the clouds more visible. I have the same zoom lens that you use and I suggest you underexpose by a few stops and use a tripod to make sure the camera is solid still.
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John P. Sandstedt |
First and foremost, you need to focus on your subject. Fluffy clouds may not offer a "line" or surface that your camera can use; therefore, you can and should focus manually. You might try focussing when the camera is tilted at a 45 degree angle to the grade. This might give the focussing mechanism a little help. There's nothing wrong with your lens - but, to get deeper blue skies and brighter white clouds, you must use a polarizing filter. Since you're using an auto-focus camera you MUST use a circular polarizing filter. I have a Tamron 28-200 mm zoom. I use a basic 72mm cicular polarizer but frequently faced vignetting. I solved that problem with a Tiffen "thin" filter designed to minimize the problem. They're expensive; I got mine on sale for half price. They're worth the extra cost.
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Damian P. Gadal |
I use a cloudy 3 White Balance Setting and get good results... jas
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