Hazy shot

[sheldonc]

Could anyone tell me what would have caused the hazy effect on this shot - is it just the light? I had a polarising filter on the lens as well



Camera: Nikon D90
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 230 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash

File Size: 4.4 MB
File Type: JPEG
MIME Type: image/jpeg
Comment: AppleMark
Image Width: 4288
Image Height: 2848
Encoding Process: Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
Bits Per Sample: 8
Color Components: 3
Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution: 72 dpi
Y-Resolution: 72 dpi
Software: QuickTime 7.6.2
Date and Time (Modified): 2009:07:25 09:01:21
Host Computer: Mac OS X 10.5.7
YCbCr Positioning: Centered
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Date and Time (Original): 2009:07:25 08:15:16
Date and Time (Digitized): 2009:07:25 08:15:16
Max Aperture Value: 5.5
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
Light Source: Unknown
Sensing Method: One-chip color area
Compression: JPEG (old-style)


Thanks in advance

[crazzy88ss]

looks like you were shooting into the sun, at least somewhat. That could be it.

Also, you're at 230mm; that's a long range. Over distance, depending on the weather conditions, you're much more likely to get hazy shots. A curves adjustment should help it out nicely.

[sheldonc]

Thank you crazzy - whilst not right into the sun certainly in the general direction of

Took your tip using curves tool - might have overdone it a bit - not too good at judging these things yet!

[sunithshyam]

A bit under exposed. The dark areas have lost out on the details.. In the first image, the underside of the boat had more details.. now it is almost black.

PS: I am unable to access flickr. So I dont know how the image would look at a larger size.

[sheldonc]

I think this is more like it now

[flavio]

Sheldon,

What do you think about this. I pushed up the exposure just a bit, them enhanced the blacks. I improved the saturation of the midtones. I also modified the brightness and contrast. At the end I slighly modified the luminosity of the greens, yellows and reds.

[sheldonc]

Flavio,

It's certainly an improvement on my original but I think the greens are a bit too vibrant especially in the mid ground areas - I think it is a matter of whether I want a great looking image or a good interpretation of what I could actually see.

Mainly I'm just pleased it wasn't a problem with my lens or camera!