first wide angle pic

racefan

ok so i finally got out to try my new (used but like new) tokina 11-16 2.8. Well i love it so far.

But i have a question, i see all these landscape pics with brillint color. How much editing goes into them and how much is done with the camera ?

Earache

racefan wrote: »

ok so i finally got out to try my new (used but like new) tokina 11-16 2.8. Well i love it so far.

But i have a question, i see all these landscape pics with brillint color. How much editing goes into them and how much is done with the camera ?

Your image has beautiful color and formation, and is quite brilliant also!
For me, it would be a bit more interesting with some foreground elements,
but I know, we capture (sky) scenes like this when they present themselves,
regardless of the setting.

My take on your question is - the answer is yes!
So, what I mean is, with all the selectable Picture Styles (Canon) and custom settings available in-camera nowadays, and the obvious choices available in software,
it is possible to create brilliance, saturation, and other enhancements with either, or both in combination - and only the photographer's Hairdresser will know for sure .
Also, some lens' and lens/body combinations are believed to render saturation, contrast, and color "better" than others, so this may be a factor also.

superduckz

Great shot! I agree with Eric. I've seen skies not too far from this with the naked eye here in North Florida and tried to capture them as true as I could. Then I realized that there is no one way to do that as there are SO many variables involved. JPEG from the camera is an interpretation of RAW. RAW out of the camera has it's own settings. Exposure times, aperture etc etc.. AND LENSES play a huge role. The days of film were no better as the type of film you used would have a significant effect. Personally I try to create a photo that captures the emotional impact of "being there". If my memory is a bit more saturated than reality then so be it.

mstrozewski

I almost always try to keep the colors the same. Some photographers up the saturation and contrast to make the colors deeper; in some instances that should can be done, but try not to over do it.. Sunsets are nice, but it's good to force the eye to draw into the image rather than view it as a whole. Basically that's adding depth. No the image doesn't have depth, but I like the colors. And Wide Angle lens' are fun. I have a 10-22mm on a crop sensor. So basically a 16-35mm. I hope you have lots of fun with your new lens!

byoshi

Depends on the preference of the photographer but I do like the color of the sky in your photo.

The 11-16 is a great lens.

Oso

That's a good shot and I like the colors.

I generally like colors that somewhat adhere to reality but I think it depends on the image. On some sunsets, it's nice to just pig out and bump up the color. As they used to say at my old newspaper job, it's better to be interesting than boring!

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