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<blockquote data-quote="JPar" data-source="post: 161752" data-attributes="member: 10663">So if you want more definition in your sky, you have to let less light in. On an overcast day, you still get a lot of light, so that can fool you into thinking you need to let more in.Bump the ISO down to 200, open the F-stop a bit more (maybe to around 8 or 9) and then adjust the shutter speed a bit until you find the happy medium.Also, I'd suggest looking into HDR post-processing if you really want to make the sky pop without losing the detail of the landscape.Below is an example of photos I took in California and then the HDR result.These all used the same ISO (200), F-stop (4.5) and focal length (18mm). The difference was how long I left the shutter open.1/60[ATTACH]40899[/ATTACH]1/100[ATTACH]40900[/ATTACH]1/250[ATTACH]40901[/ATTACH]1/800[ATTACH]40902[/ATTACH]1/600[ATTACH]40903[/ATTACH]HDR result:[ATTACH]40905[/ATTACH]With HDR, I get greener, brighter grass and more definition in the foggy background.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JPar, post: 161752, member: 10663"] So if you want more definition in your sky, you have to let less light in. On an overcast day, you still get a lot of light, so that can fool you into thinking you need to let more in. Bump the ISO down to 200, open the F-stop a bit more (maybe to around 8 or 9) and then adjust the shutter speed a bit until you find the happy medium. Also, I'd suggest looking into HDR post-processing if you really want to make the sky pop without losing the detail of the landscape. Below is an example of photos I took in California and then the HDR result. These all used the same ISO (200), F-stop (4.5) and focal length (18mm). The difference was how long I left the shutter open. 1/60 [ATTACH=CONFIG]40899._xfImport[/ATTACH] 1/100 [ATTACH=CONFIG]40900._xfImport[/ATTACH] 1/250 [ATTACH=CONFIG]40901._xfImport[/ATTACH] 1/800 [ATTACH=CONFIG]40902._xfImport[/ATTACH] 1/600 [ATTACH=CONFIG]40903._xfImport[/ATTACH] HDR result: [ATTACH=CONFIG]40905._xfImport[/ATTACH] With HDR, I get greener, brighter grass and more definition in the foggy background. [/QUOTE]

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