Flash no
Contrast and/or black slider certainly - then adjust midtones and
highlights to taste
I did apply an 81A and then 81B warming filter by way of FilterSim, but
it did not help matters much. I maybe should have encroached on overexposing
the image and later correcting back.
As you saw in the last photo, there was quite a bit of overcast, which
was a few thousand feet thick. We rarely see this out here, and I can only say
that I was unprepared for such conditions and failed to take proper measures to
adjust for the adverse light. I'm going to see if I have a set of 62mm metal
stacking caps so I can take a short set of warming and cooling filters in
addition to the polariser.
In striking contrast, we now have clear skies and this weekend the
temperature will be in the mid-70s. Ideal weather for our group cycling
expedition from here to Tucson and back, a distance of some 240 miles.
;-)
Ph
Le 15 janv. 15 à 22:43, Chuck Norcutt a écrit :
No, I don't think a flash was necessary. The light level was pretty
low and a bit on the blue side. I think a little bit of extra
contrast would make a big difference. If you want to brighten them
a bit and move then a little toward yellow that would probably also
help. But they're not daylight balanced pictures... and they don't
need to be. That light has its own useful characteristics.
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/15/2015 9:16 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
The gray weather of the approaching cold front has left your photos
lacking in contrast. They could do with a little boost.
Yes, you're right. When I reviewed these after returning home
I realised that I should have used the flash at the lowest power
setting to as to provide a more sufficient light spectrum. They
came out looking like something out of "The Lathe of Heaven" where
Steve Orr turned everyone into a uniform gray so as to eliminate
racial discrimination.
Chris
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