Newby Questions

[Yel00tlr]

Hello All,

New to the site, and I was just curious when taking pix's on cloudy days what can you do to make the images "pop" out more ?? All my pix's seem very bland :( I guess I just need to get out there and take more pictures :lol:

C+C Please...

[jklewer]

The problem with these kinds of shots is that there is so much haze and cloud in the sky. You can try a polarizing filter to cut through some of that. The CPL will also liven some of the colors, like the red roofs and bluish mountains... Cheers and keep working at it, you will be more and more pleased each time you learn something new and put into practice!

[Doug Pardee]

when taking pix's on cloudy days what can you do to make the images "pop" out more ??

Other than praying to the diety of your choice to make the sun come out, there's not much that you can do. Sometimes—most of the time—the picture just isn't "there".

Good landscape photography requires either amazingly lucky timing or (more usually) the dogged persistence to go to a site for hours a day, days on end, waiting for the light to be just right.

[zacker]

you see all these great LS shots and think, wow, how do they do it? well, luck plays a big part, knowing your equipment is part, having the right equipment is another part, but... knowing the shot is key.. you need to know what you wanna shot, and the best time to get there, you need to do a mission to your spot and take notes so yooull go there at the right time with the right equipment and get the shot and leave. most of these guys, guys like Marc adamus will scout a spot before hand and figure it all out and alot of the times, its all for nothing as either mother nature messes it up or the shot just dont work.

[PhotosGuy]

Cloudy days are actually better for some things, allowing detail to be seen in the shadows. In that shot, the white sky & snow will tend to make your meter think it's bright out, & reduce the exposure, making medium things like the building roof & trees look dull & darker. Try this & see if it helps: Need an exposure crutch? (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=89123)

[Aquaman]

Work with the material you have. Consider converting the picture to black and white and boost the contrast. You may end up with something closer to what you are looking for. (I am not a pro so take this comment with a grain of salt.)

[Yel00tlr]

Thanks for all the suggestions..... I will just keep on trying.... :) the rumor is Practice eventually turn's into Perfect. :lol: Like that will ever happen to me..

[Jon, The Elder]

Bright Cloudy is the absolute best for my kind of shots.

You will do just fine. Everytime something you try works.....something else in your brain goes "click, so thats how its done".