Snowcapped mountains

[Roxy_77]

Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV


Hi, I have a problem with the snow and the clouds and wish to not be merged so much on each other if you know what I mean. The colours are too similar and it seems like a bit of a white out near the top. How can I make them more separate!! I would love to make the sky more blue also..... any hints?

Stacey
Flickr: Roxy_77's Photostream

[hifigraz]

Use of a skylight filter or a polarizer could have helped.

Afterwars let photoshop do the job. But I'm not so artistic in postprocessing, so maybe someone else should help with tips here.

KR
Robert

ps
I think it's quite ok yet.

[jasony8]

Thats a great capture! Lovely landscape!

Absolutely agree with hifigraz, a polarizing filter would have made the sky a deeper blue

TFS!

[windrider86]

You can use an adjustment layer to boost the colors and the contrast to do what you wanted with the sky and mountains

[doubleconvex]

Originally Posted by Roxy_77

Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV


Hi, I have a problem with the snow and the clouds and wish to not be merged so much on each other if you know what I mean. The colours are too similar and it seems like a bit of a white out near the top. How can I make them more separate!! I would love to make the sky more blue also..... any hints?

Stacey
Flickr: Roxy_77's Photostream

In the camera, consider using a polarizing filter, a graduated polarizing filter, or a graduated neutral density filter.
In the computer, you have the option of going High Dynamic Range, or using the Topaz plugins in Photoshop that will make a huge difference. I will give this one a shot later on tonight in its current form. If you would like me to take a crack at it in HDR, and have the original shot in RAW, email it to me, and I'll see what I can do.

[doubleconvex]

Just had a go and uploaded to Flickr.

I use the Topaz plugin bundlle with Photoshop CS4... in this case, Topaz Adjust. Its bloody awesome!