Taking pictures on cloudy days

[Tim Holmes-3]

Hi folks:

I'm about to head out to take some pictures in one of our local parks
-- my beautiful sunny summer day has vanished and its now grey and
cloudy -- I know that cloudy grey days are great for pictures because
the sky becomes the worlds largest softbox, but it also mutes the
colors of flowers and birds etc.  how do I get the best of both

im shooting raw on a D300, processing in Lightroom

TIM

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Tim Holmes
W8TAH - Amateur Extra Operator
Medina County AEC
Skywarn Advanced Storm Spotter Certified
Certified Severe Weather Specialist
StormNet Chase 9

[jonathan turner-2]

Hi Tim,

I'd just make sure the image optimization setting is on 'Vivid colour'. Or
you can just add some saturation in Lightroom.

Have fun.


On 4/7/08 19:12, "Tim Holmes" <w8tahradio@...> wrote:

> Hi folks:
>
> I'm about to head out to take some pictures in one of our local parks
> -- my beautiful sunny summer day has vanished and its now grey and
> cloudy -- I know that cloudy grey days are great for pictures because
> the sky becomes the worlds largest softbox, but it also mutes the
> colors of flowers and birds etc.  how do I get the best of both
>
> im shooting raw on a D300, processing in Lightroom
>
> TIM

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[Rob Miracle]

Tim Holmes wrote:
> I know that cloudy grey days are great for pictures because
> the sky becomes the worlds largest softbox, but it also mutes the
> colors of flowers and birds etc.  how do I get the best of both
>

I would adjust the "Vibrance" slider up to around 35.  Pop the
saturation between 3-5 (or to taste) and bring the contrast up to 50-75.

The overcast skies flattens the contrast and adding contrast is
sometimes the best way to recover it.

Rob
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[Motega001]

Thanks "Tim Holmes-3" for asking this question, i was also looking for this
topic on google.


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