How do you capture the skies in landscape shots?

[Numnumball]

Probably the dynamic range of the scene is too wide for the camera sensor.

You can try
- To capture in Raw format and see if u can pull any details from there postprocessing, or
- Try multiple exposure blending, or
- A graduated neutral density filter if applicable to darken the skies a little, or
- Choose a better timing to make the shot

ryan

Well said Ryan..

in order of personal preference and importance;

i will put timing first.. no point in pursuing any more shots if lighting sux eh

 

[shaoken]

Probably the dynamic range of the scene is too wide for the camera sensor.

You can try
- To capture in Raw format and see if u can pull any details from there postprocessing, or
- Try multiple exposure blending, or
- A graduated neutral density filter if applicable to darken the skies a little, or
- Choose a better timing to make the shot

ryan

All these are simple to understand explanations.. :thumbsup:

 

[peterneoh]

For landscape shots a GND is a must, since what you need is to darken the sky and bring out the details from the ground.

This is what I mean below:

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May i ask if this photo had been post-processed? so just purely job done with GND?