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 Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 6:04 am Post subject: Clouds and the Biotar 58/2 |
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mo wrote:
What you can't see are the big black storm clouds behind me...which i think produced this really stunning effect in the sky with the strongly defined clouds and the blue sky...wow,It was really hard getting the exposure right (I failed,I had the F stop at F16 as the sky was bright so there is a little contrast boost plus PP as the foreground came out darker) dark .I have some of these in raw files so I may have a chance at creating something better??Sorry for the dust spots.
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martyn_bannister
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| Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:33 am Post subject: |
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martyn_bannister wrote:
Finally, another cloudaholic! Fine shots  They are, to my mind, one of the most difficult subjects.
Did you use a polarising filter? |
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mo
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| Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:25 am Post subject: |
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mo wrote:
 No...and I do have one somewhere amongst my collected filters.
I love clouds..they can be so dramatic.These were begging to be captured as the light was perfect.As I was driving along at the time... I had to stop... 
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PaulC
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| Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:30 am Post subject: |
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PaulC wrote:
The best way to bring up the foreground if you want to take shots like this is to get a set of graduated neutral density filters to darken the sky so that the contrast with the ground isn't so great. An ND grad filter is pretty much essential for landscape work.
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mo
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| Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:35 am Post subject: |
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mo wrote:
Thanks Paul...I have one of those with my recent Pentax acquisition...not sure how to use it so I must get reading! This was a spur of the moment shot...do you always carry different filters in your gear bag for moments like these?
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skipperit wrote:
wow wonderful sky!
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| set of graduated neutral density filters |
: ...ND filter in Photoshop is rather equivalent?
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Attila wrote:
Congrats Mo! Polar or/and ND graduated filter is essential.
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martinsmith99 wrote:
The 1st thing I noticed, were the dust spots on the sensor. What does that tell you?
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AhamB
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AhamB wrote:
| skipperit wrote: |
wow wonderful sky!
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| set of graduated neutral density filters |
: ...ND filter in Photoshop is rather equivalent? |
Better, yet, the graduated filter function in Lightroom. 
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| I have some of these in raw files so I may have a chance at creating something better?? Sorry for the dust spots. |
Definitely you can create something better with some processing. Like I mentioned above, the graduated filter (or the adjustment brush) function allows you to decrease the exposure of the sky alone (or the land alone). If you are a bit serious about photography, you should learn how to process RAW files. It's not very difficult and it gives you very big benefits. |
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mo
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| The 1st thing I noticed, were the dust spots on the sensor. What does that tell you? |
Clean the sensor before taking out the camera?
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mo
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mo wrote:
Here is a shot taken off my balcony with the Biotar and a CPL Marumi filter on...I bumped the contrast and lightened it a little is this better? I chose F8 for the f stop.
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Attila wrote:
I like polarized sky better, almost always.
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