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Jamesino
3rd of August 2009 (Mon), 11:58
Recently on a trip to mainland China, I noticed that my photos were a bit hazier than normal. Does anyone else notice haze in their photos when traveling to countries with poorer air quality?
chauncey
3rd of August 2009 (Mon), 16:05
You mean like some places in the USA...Yes
Mark1
3rd of August 2009 (Mon), 16:34
Just high humidity will do it to you at times as well.
janvm
3rd of August 2009 (Mon), 17:33
Not to highjack this tread, but is there an easy way to deal with this in pp? I just found out that a lot my holiday photos have the same problem...
number six
3rd of August 2009 (Mon), 17:39
Not to highjack this tread, but is there an easy way to deal with this in pp? I just found out that a lot my holiday photos have the same problem...

Start by cranking up the contrast and saturation.

-js
focus.pocus
3rd of August 2009 (Mon), 17:45
mainland China has the worst air quality in the world... even worse than L.A.
Scottes
3rd of August 2009 (Mon), 20:55
Simple in post:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=92453
jmbara
3rd of August 2009 (Mon), 22:01
On the other hand, dirty air can be wonderful for photography -- adding depth and filtering excessive blues. Here is an example shot in the Nagaur camel fair. The air was full of dust and smoke (and I am sure full of bacteria as well):
http://www.codemuse.net/html_files/html_files_images/2006India/images/2275Nagaur.jpg
darksike
3rd of August 2009 (Mon), 22:09
how about cpl? should help a bit with haze. don't know if it does the same with dirty air