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lomond
7th of January 2005 (Fri), 13:40
How to get a nice contrast in the water without blowing out the snow. :???:
Taken on a local walk on a very rare snowy winters day as opposed to a wet and windy day. ( gales for the past week) :roll:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/lomond/Lady-Hunter-Blair-Walk.jpg

Cameron
Meerkat17
8th of January 2005 (Sat), 02:07
Cameron,
I like the image but you are right about the contrast - I had similar problems when shooting the stream a week or so ago. I used photoshop and did a little contrast masking to bring out the details inthe shadows.

The only other thing I would suggest is with regard to the crop - the bottom right corner is quite empty - perhaps crop it to half of that.

I've had a go myself with the contrast masking and also a slight crop if you would like me to post it let me know.

Regards
David
lomond
8th of January 2005 (Sat), 11:40
I've had a go myself with the contrast masking and also a slight crop if you would like me to post it let me know.

Regards
David

Please do, David.
I agree with you on the crop. I'll also have a look at the contrast masking.

Thanks for the help David,

Cameron
dewmuw
8th of January 2005 (Sat), 12:55
You've been to Straiton recently then?


I tried taking some shots of Swallow Falls in North Wales and was happy with none of them because the snow was either blown out or the image was too dark. If you crack it let me know how! :)
Meerkat17
8th of January 2005 (Sat), 13:13
Cameron,

Here's what I managed with the contrast masking and the crop:

http://www.btinternet.com/~David.Lewins/g5/images/Lady-Hunter-Blair-Walk.jpg

Regards
David
lomond
8th of January 2005 (Sat), 13:26
You've been to Straiton recently then?


I tried taking some shots of Swallow Falls in North Wales and was happy with none of them because the snow was either blown out or the image was too dark. If you crack it let me know how! :)

Hi Damian,
Yes, this was taken on Boxing day.
A gentle walk to blow away the cobwebs.

As for shooting snow I tend to increase the exposure by 1 to 2 stops ( depending on how much snow is in the shot ) using exposure compensation and even then I bracket the shot.
If the dynamic range between light and dark is too large for the camera to handle I'll take two exposures and blend in Photoshop.

Cameron
lomond
8th of January 2005 (Sat), 13:41
David,
The contrast masking has worked a treat and brought out some nice detail.
The trouble I find is that there are so many techniques, which one to choose?

Anyway, this one has worked very well.

Thanks again,
Cameron