White sky???

[SharonLowe]

In the photo of the cars, a circular polarizing filter would help darken the sky and make the clouds more well defined.

In the photo of the tree, the dynamic range (difference between light and dark areas) is beyond the limit of the camera. To artificially extend the range of camera, take two photos, one exposed correctly for the tree, and one exposed correctly for the sky. Then merge the two exposures into a single High Dynamic Range (HDR) image. I believe Photoshop CS3 has this capaibilty.

I would definately suggest getting a circular polarizer filter to improve most outdoor picture. HDR is a more of an advanced technique.


-Paul

"The tree" in this case is a live person so doing 2 images just won't work because the tree will have moved some. HDR in PS requires at least 3 images, if I am not mistaken though you can manually merge 2.

 

[MICKEY88]

In the photo of the cars, a circular polarizing filter would help darken the sky and make the clouds more well defined.



-Paul

I agree a circular polarizer would have helped,

but since I knew I would have to edit all the other distractions/wires/car etc. out of the pic, I figured it would be much quicker and easier to simply replace the sky, so why worry about it..