Heavenly Landscape

black mamba

djspinner2k

how do you get the clouds to pop out. everytime i try and take this picture i get boring color that blends too much. all grey

black mamba

djspinner2k.....

I think it's mostly a case of having the right clouds, the right background sky, and the right light all coming together at the right time. In other words, a lot of luck is involved. I, like you, have taken many shots that just don't have the pop and sizzle this one has. I was lucky on this day.

jclim00

A polarizer helps a lot too, I used it in this shot

schmoo

djspinner2k wrote:

how do you get the clouds to pop out. everytime i try and take this picture i get boring color that blends too much. all grey

Using a polarizer helps in some cases. Remember the effectiveness of this filter is dependent on your angle to the sun.

Also, you can look at this PS tutorial, and others describing curves and layer masks.