Flat light

I just shot this in completely cloudy light. 1/3 over EC 40d 17-40 4L.
F5.6 speed? ISO 200 aperture priorty. I sharpened it one click in DPP
cropped it a little and added a little shadow detail. Anyone got any
ideas how to shoot in flat light and get better results? Editing OK
if you want to try to do something with it. C&C welcome. It seems
that when I have the time and able to shoot, it's always cloudy and
dull.

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If you look at the histogram in the levels option in Photoshop, you will see that your image is not using the full range on the dark side. Move the slider a little to the right to where the histogram begins to rise. That will give you more contrast without blowing out the whites.

The shot also needs to be leveled a bit counterclockwise.

Thanks for the info. I don't us photoshop that much and I am just learning
about layers. I moved the black slider in the levels the photo gained contrast
but the histogram did not move. I put the grid on the photo and it looked
pretty straignt to me. The shot is not dead on 90 deg. with the front of
the house. the left side of the house (as viewed) is slightly closer to the
focal plane maybe this is the cause of the off-plumb effect.

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IMHO, your shot is foremost simply overexposed. It may also not have the best focus. My tele "L" lens is fickle about focus especially since I don't have the best technique for the art of shutter release. I have to always be aware of my shutter release.

What is your profile (in-camera adjustments for contrast, sharpness, saturation, and color tone)?

If you have another opportunity to shoot that location, shoot from a tripod and bracket exposures ( -1,0,+1).

Beautiful subject. Your shot is a prime candidate for photoshop.

I know you don't have IMAGE Edit OK so if you want me to take this down I certainly will, but I thought I'd give it a shot. I did something that I can't remember towards the end that accidentally added this glow around the house, but this was just a quick attempt.

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James Salenger wrote in post #5858858
I just shot this in completely cloudy light. 1/3 over EC 40d 17-40 4L.
F5.6 speed? ISO 200 aperture priorty. I sharpened it one click in DPP
cropped it a little and added a little shadow detail. Anyone got any
ideas how to shoot in flat light and get better results? Editing OK
if you want to try to do something with it. C&C welcome. It seems
that when I have the time and able to shoot, it's always cloudy and
dull.

Not better, just differrent.........

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You know tricks in Photoshop that I don't. I don't know how to do the clouds.
What you did was beautiful. Thanks, I will try to learn more in PP.

Artsy_

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James Salenger wrote in post #5858858
I just shot this in completely cloudy light. 1/3 over EC 40d 17-40 4L.
F5.6 speed? ISO 200 aperture priorty. I sharpened it one click in DPP
cropped it a little and added a little shadow detail. Anyone got any
ideas how to shoot in flat light and get better results? Editing OK
if you want to try to do something with it. C&C welcome. It seems
that when I have the time and able to shoot, it's always cloudy and
dull.

Ignoring the issue of the horizon not being level, we used PSCS3 Image>Adjustments>Levels to change the black point and to tweak the mid-range setting. This provided a significant improvement in contrast.

In the future, if you want to have more control over the overall contrast, brightness and tone mapping, just shoot in RAW instead of JPG.

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TOO MUCH LAWN

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Here's my go