first of all, thank you all for the votes and nice comments on my 'tilted horizon II' entry.
There was a comment that the sky was blown out thus degrading the score; but that's exactly how that sky was. it was cloudy, it had been raining and the sun started to shine a bit, creating a 'glow'.
my question is: can anyone tell me how i could've shot this differently to create 'detail' in the sky? i was using centre-weighted metering.
It's tough when you're shooting 'contre jour'. A different time of day, or different weather would make life easier, but then you'd lose the lighting from behind on the subject.
1. Soft graduated neutral density filter(s) rotated so the graduated transition covers the horizon.
2. NikSoftware's Color Efex Pro has a Graduated ND filter to modify upper and/or lower portion with software after the fact.
3. If you hadn't had a moving object in the scene, you could have bracketed exposures and blended with HDR software.
4. For a better sky, shoot with the sun on the back of your shoulders.
5. Shoot during the golden hours when the light is softer and more colorful.
first of all, thank you all for the votes and nice comments on my 'tilted horizon II' entry.
There was a comment that the sky was blown out thus degrading the score; but that's exactly how that sky was. it was cloudy, it had been raining and the sun started to shine a bit, creating a 'glow'.
my question is: can anyone tell me how i could've shot this differently to create 'detail' in the sky? i was using centre-weighted metering.
First, you said you were using center-weighted metering. What were you metering on? I'm assuming the black jacket, because the entire scene seems a tad over-exposed to me.
As far as how to darken the sky: Well, there are ways. One that I probably would have chosen is to fire strobes at my subject. Such as in the image below which was shot under a cloudy sky.
first of all, thank you all for the votes and nice comments on my 'tilted horizon II' entry.
There was a comment that the sky was blown out thus degrading the score; but that's exactly how that sky was. it was cloudy, it had been raining and the sun started to shine a bit, creating a 'glow'.
my question is: can anyone tell me how i could've shot this differently to create 'detail' in the sky? i was using centre-weighted metering.
Expose properly (or slightly under-expose) the sky and use artificial light to light your subject.
