Shots in bright sunlight.

[thevideographer]

In most of my outdoor photos taken in bright sunlight, I get ugly colors like in the example. How can I prevent that from happening? The grass should be a more toned down, green color (less yellow) and the rest of it is washed out. Do I need to use a polarizing filter, nd filter, or just different technique? Also I haven't done any editing on this photo so you can see what I mean:

 

[joealcantar]

Believe a polarizer would have worked best , it would have gotten rid of some of the glare on the water as well.
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Shoot well, Joe

 

[KmH]

Yes, a circular polarizing (CPL) filter would have helped some.

However, a CPL is most effective when the Sun is less than 30° above the horizon, and 90° to the lens axis (the side). So once the Sun gets 30° above the horizon it starts becoming less effective, particularly in how it renders the sky. The effect in the sky will be uneven across the image frame.

A CPL filter will cost you about a stop of exposure.

Here is some more information and some example photos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarizing_filter_(photography)

 

[clanthar]

This photo is not in bright sun. The building is shaded and also backlit. Because of the backlight the highlights are completely blown out (washed out). Your camera set a reasonable exposure for the building and foreground and as a result overexposed the sky. A filter won't help that. As for the color; where was your WB set?

The proper technique for taking this photo was to recognize the lighting condition and not take the photo.

Joe

 

[480sparky]

It would be nice to see the exif for the shot, or at lest post the camera settings. That may provide some clues.