When the sky is in a landscape shot, it is always brighter than the land, yet, in this case, the bend in the water is the focal point. One general principle is that the focal point generally should be the lightest point of an image...
In my edit of Tracy's image, I converted to grayscale, darkened the sky, and lightened the water... see the difference that can make?
If you shoot in RAW, you can get further control over the highlights in the clouds so you can reign in the "blow-outs" by dialing back the highlights and the whites in Adobe Camera RAW, which launches when you open a RAW file. To set up RAW on your camera, go to Menu>image quality>RAW
Yes, darkening the sky and lightening the water does make a big difference. The grayscale conversion makes it look almost like a surrealist painting.
ReplyDeleteIt's a delicate balance... to edit for expression but not to overdo things so that it looks over processed or pushed too hard.
ReplyDeleteI see the difference! Beautiful
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