Hi Sam

You won't be able to sort out the problem entirely with camera settings no matter what you use. There is a too bigger gap between the brightness of the sky and the darkness of the forest for the camera to be able to capture both well.

There are many answers, some of which have already been given.

If you have gone there to take a landscape photograph and are prepared to take time and spend some money then filters will probably answer the problem. Not only will you need to buy filter/s, but to use them you will need a sturdy tripod too as exposure times will be longer than usual. I personally use the Square type filters that slide into a holder that fits to the front of the lens.

Another way would be to take 2 exposures, one for the sky one for the forest and blend these together with an image editing program so you get the best bit of both. Again you will need a sturdy tripod so the 2 exposures are framed exactly the same.

If there is some detail in the sky of your image and it just too light to look good then rescue in an image editing program can be done by using an adjustment layer and applying a gradient to it to fade the effect or painting on the layer with black or white.

A purely editing method can also be used by replacing the sky with one from another pic or one you have rendered in PS.

Lots of choices all depending on your personal tastes preferences wishes and desires.

Message edited on: 11/01/2005 13:52

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