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Anonymous
Is there any way I can lower contrast with filters or particular optical settings?
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>> WiseOwl
I'm afraid I can't answer your question. But this is a wonderful photograph. Well done.
>> Anonymous
I dislike it, for it is boring. I've noticed a little difference in how light sources will bleed out depending on the physical construction of the lens, it's apature setting, and the time the shutter is open, but that mostly becomes an issue in cases of extremely low light. Something like this shot, where everything was well lit and the values in the background and foreground would _almost_ cooperate, make me want to have the ability to wrangle the dynamic range together a little. Anywho, this shot was taken while one hobo was hanging around with me asking for money and another hobo was telling us both about how in 2019 a comet will destroy the west coast all the way in to the grand canyon. We all agreed that it is a good thing we don't live on the west coast. Also, if you look hard, you may see a crack deal going down.
>> Anonymous
Graduated neutral density filters are what you're looking for. They darken the sky by a stop or three. Problem is, they're expensive, and they leave a pretty obvious horizontal line that is usually best lined up with a flat, uh, horizon. Bad for architecture, etc.

Or you can use HDR.

Or you can expose for the sky and bring up the shadows in Photoshop, if you don't mind the noise.

Or you can not shoot into the sun. If you took this photo in the morning (with the sun at your back), or even at noon, it would look much different.
>> Anonymous
The setting sun is the only thing that made the area worth photographing in that frameing. This one has the contrast lowered through canon's software, but yeah, photoshop is what I use at the moment. Can you elaborate on HDR?
>> Anonymous
>>65587
GND expensive? A quick check on Adorama reveals only about $30 for a Sunpack and only about $50 for a B + W.

And every GND I've seen has it fade into the density, so there is no obvious line.
>> Anonymous
Polar filter, the sky gets darker but you get better colour saturation.
>> Anonymous
$50 a filter doesn't seem like much, but there are too many tempting flavors. 2x, 4x, 8x, plus 1/3, 1/2 and 2/3 grad variations of each. Gets real expensive real fast.

But I don't know why I'm even arguing in the first place. I'm the one suggested ND filters, for christ's sake.

OP, start here. This is your first sip of a heady draft, so drink slowly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging
>> Anonymous
location found:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=35
.463956,-97.52575&spn=0.001604,0.002661&z=19
>> Anonymous
If you live anywhere near Oklahoma City you know the location. It's the only place in Oklahoma where there are roaming bands of homeless people. The parking lot of the little shack like building on the southeast corner is where it was taken.