Yesterdays Sky Conditions

[bowtie`]

Had a front/boundry move through the area yesterday. Was outside seeing if anything Photographic became of it.

First Image: 1:16p.m. Cumulus initiation. Looking north.

Second Image: 5:21p.m. Here comes some cells. The clouds to the far left are the tops of a cell that had some radar indicated hail just west of Lafayette. It fell apart before it got to my location. I was hoping the build up in the center would take off but it disappeared completely in less than 15 minutes. Looking north again.

Last image: 5:37 p.m. Looking east. The back side of a low topped cell or two. The color looks wrong to me. Like there is too much red. and I tried to take some red out. I guess this shows the limitations of shooting .jpg.

All images were shot with a 24-70mm zoom with a circular polarizer and one NGD.

[Voyager]

The last image looks pretty natural to me.

[Quakertown needs snow]

maybe a bit overexposed?

[bowtie`]

The last image looks pretty natural to me.

Thanks. It is good to hear another view point to the image. Maybe it is fine the way it is.

maybe a bit overexposed?

According to the histogram, no. With this new camera it even gives a separate histogram for the Green, Red and Blue channels. None of them are over-cooked so that is not the problem. Maybe it is just a perception thing with me. When using a NGD filter I am used to the sky getting lighter closer to the horizon. Just look at the first image for example. Looking in that direction with the clouds (and maybe even a little rain), the sky does not get lighter towards the horizon. Maybe that is throwing me for a loop because I am NOT seeing what I normally see.

[bobbutts]

Since you have an amazing camera I'd recommend using iso 400 or higher for these shots with f/11 aperture. You are really using a slow shutter speed which will make it harder to get good results handheld or with motion. Also try switching from AWB to cloudy mode. I think you have a really good eye for composition, all those images are pleasant to look at.

[bowtie`]

I agree I need to get a new puter so I can shoot RAW again. That way I can play to my hearts content with the white balance and every other facet of the image. Till then I have to get it right with each click shooting .jpg's. And I have to respectfully disagree about the upping the ISO. I am an old film guy and have no trouble shooting slow. I have and use a tripod religiously and when not on that I am on a monopod most of the other times. I also have the mirror lock-up activated most of the time.While I may miss shots not getting set-up in time, I rarely mess them up due to shake.

[bobbutts]

I agree I need to get a new puter so I can shoot RAW again. That way I can play to my hearts content with the white balance and every other facet of the image. Till then I have to get it right with each click shooting .jpg's. And I have to respectfully disagree about the upping the ISO. I am an old film guy and have no trouble shooting slow. I have and use a tripod religiously and when not on that I am on a monopod most of the other times. I also have the mirror lock-up activated most of the time.While I may miss shots not getting set-up in time, I rarely mess them up due to shake.

I get what you're saying and it sounds good for you, but I am totally drooling over the performance of it on paper (I looked at your exif data). It looks better at 3200 iso than my camera does at 400.