Aarrrrgghhhh

[KevinPutman]

I finally took a couple pictures I like,
and the sky is way overexposed.
I didn't bother trying to fix in via PP because I'm pretty sure there's nothing I can do.

I wish I had money, =/
so I could buy myself some filters. Boo hoo.

Anyways, I actually like the first 2 of these pictures, C&C on them please?
Also, any tips on what kind of post processing I should do on these? I just tweaked the brightness/contrast for now.
But I'm never sure what PP a picture needs to make it look better.

 

[TheBiles]

You can pick up some ND and grad-ND filters without breaking the bank. They may not be the very best, but your images will look a lot better than being overexposed.

 

[KevinPutman]

You can pick up some ND and grad-ND filters without breaking the bank. They may not be the very best, but your images will look a lot better than being overexposed.

I've searched everywhere, some cheap ones yeah,
but my price range right now is no more than $30, including shipping =/

 

[KevinPutman]

I took the liberty of cropping the railroad spikes. A little cloning and tinting the sky slightly. A couple of minutes work.

mmm I like it,
I definitely need work on my PP'ing,(lol).

 

[vtf]

I updated the image through flicker and added more contrast.

 

[KevinPutman]

I like that one a lot more =p
thanks!
I needa work on that.


Also
look what I just bought!
52MM Neutral Density ND Filter KIT ND2 ND4 ND8+LENS CAP - eBay (item 190519603298 end time May-03-11 22:22:15 PDT)

 

[TheBiles]

You can pick up some ND and grad-ND filters without breaking the bank. They may not be the very best, but your images will look a lot better than being overexposed.

I've searched everywhere, some cheap ones yeah,
but my price range right now is no more than $30, including shipping =/

Try Amazon. Free shipping on most items, and a great selection.

Sent from my HTC Glacier

 

[KenC]

Best thing is to re-frame in camera to exclude the sky. I like the car seat, but there must have been a better view that excluded both the sky and that dead grass going across the frame in front of it. Excluding the sky might have given you a better shot than you could have gotten with the filters because the sky just doesn't have any interesting detail here.

 

[Bynx]

You can add a sky with little effort. But your best bet is to use a tripod and shoot an additional underexposure for the sky and put it together as an HDR.

 

[shufti]

From the title of this thread, I thought it was either about pirates or mouthwash.

 

[mrshaleyberg]

Hop over to best buy. They have cheap filters. You don't necessarily have to have the most expensive to start with. That, and it protects your glass as well.

 

[bazooka]

Just get a couple cheap Cokin ND grads... it'd be about $15 I'm guessing. I have the filter holder but have never used it and wouldn't recommend buying it. I just hold the filter up to the lens and shoot.

 

[Geaux]

Yup, I got my first cheap Circular Poloarizer from Best buy for less than 20 bucks. I haven't had any complaints or issues with it.

 

[KmH]

Didn't you mention having 6 years of Photoshop experience? Make 2 exposures: 1 for your subject, one for the sky, then merge the 2.

 

[choudhrysaab]

believe it or not but i actually paid $30 for ND-3 and its by Hoya. it was used and i picked it up from a local seller.