Foggy Day, Dull G1 Shots

[ln108]

I recently visited the Isle of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland. Nice place, but the weather was typical: foggy and rainy. My G1 shots seem dull and flat. When I try to tweak them in Photoshop, they come out looking quite unnatural. Can anyone suggest ways in Photophop to give these images more life?

Samples (3) at:

http://thorin.adnc.com/~lnelson/iona.html

Thanks,

Lance

[gandini]

ln108 wrote:
I recently visited the Isle of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland. Nice place, but the weather was typical: foggy and rainy. My G1 shots seem dull and flat. When I try to tweak them in Photoshop, they come out looking quite unnatural. Can anyone suggest ways in Photophop to give these images more life?

Samples (3) at:

http://thorin.adnc.com/~lnelson/iona.html

Thanks,

Lance

I don't know if this is too un-natural, but I tweaked photo 3 a little in PS6:

http://129.24.208.200/images/Photo%20Other/XXXXForumedit.jpg

Auto levels, then selected sky with magic wand, then adjusted using curves to get an "S" with some detail and color, then 100% blend and flatten.
More could be done Im sure.

cheers,

[sasc]

Give photoshops auto-contrast a try. It is very good at correcting this sort of thing.

[Sharon]

Hi,
I'm still learning myself. But recently have been doing much better. I live on an island off the coast of Maine. We have had many dull days blanketed in fog. But it's good for practicing with the G1.
I think my pictures are getting much better.
I have 3 of my recent shots with the attributes if you want to take a look. Start with "foggy day at Seawall" and the next 2 shots after that.
I don't do much photo editing anymore. Once in awhile I have to crop a little because they sometimes are crooked and I have to straighten them.
All 3 were shot on very foggy, dark days.
Maybe the attributes will help you out a little.
Sharon
http://www.pbase.com/shar/canon_powershot_g1&page=all

[nitwit3]

Hi,
I'm still learning myself. But recently have been doing much better. I live on an island off the coast of Maine. We have had many dull days blanketed in fog. But it's good for practicing with the G1.

What an understatement that is...you've got it figured out. Nice shots.
The Nitwit

[gibson]

Sharon wrote:
Hi,
I'm still learning myself. But recently have been doing much better. I live on an island off the coast of Maine. We have had many dull days blanketed in fog. But it's good for practicing with the G1.
I think my pictures are getting much better.
I have 3 of my recent shots with the attributes if you want to take a look. Start with "foggy day at Seawall" and the next 2 shots after that.
I don't do much photo editing anymore. Once in awhile I have to crop a little because they sometimes are crooked and I have to straighten them.
All 3 were shot on very foggy, dark days.
Maybe the attributes will help you out a little.
Sharon
http://www.pbase.com/shar/canon_powershot_g1&page=all


Hi Sharon
Loved your shots, but I did not fully understand how you made them on a dull day. I am new to digital photography and own a G1. My summer shots were great, but I went to the Isle Of Man last week and all my shots were dull. Which 'attributes' did you use?

thanks, in anticipation,

gibson