I was expecting a spectacular sunset because of the clouds. I didn't have much time so I tried this tree line again just outside my house. In that shot, my focus was the sky, this time I wanted to capture the snow on the trees. I didn't have my zoom back then so I was happy to zoom in on the trees. I can't get physically closer because of the road and also, it changes the sky color perspective. My position is a little elevated and this helps with the colors in the sky.
This shot was with my Fujifilm X-T3 + Fujinon XF55-200mm. This is out of camera raw with Lightroom presets (Adobe Color):
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I thought that was done but I felt the trees were still a bit dark. I didn't want to raise the exposure or the shadows too much because that would look a little weird. Also, this is the evening so it's normal it's a bit dark. I used a local brush and I painted over the snow whites area and I applied a luminance mask for the bight areas and increased the whites. This made a huge difference in contrast with the snow. I finished in photoshop to remove the powerlines.
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| 200mm 1/10sec F/9 ISO 160 |
I almost discarded this picture because I couldn't get the look I wanted. Also, this lens at 200mm is a bit soft. I later learned through testing that at 200mm, it's better to shoot at F/13. Dodging and burning really make an image pop. Global adjustments are nice but it's only to get started. You can decide where the attention goes.
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