Washed out sky

[john t]

Sorry, I don't know how to insert the image.
If you can see it from this link, can you advise me how I can make the sky visible.
I have Element 7, but as you can probably guess I'm no expert.

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[symmetricalOCD]

ideally just get a neutral density graduated filter soft grad, it darkens the top of the sky whilst keeping the bottom the same exposure improving the overall look and stopping blown out highlights which can't be changed later in the processing unless the original is RAW. The only downside is that they tend to be expensive.

 

[Kerioak]

Is this the right image as I cannot see any sky? The back of the picture looks like rockface?

Look for tutorials on levels, curves or the dodge/burn tools, these can all sometimes be used to retrieve data in washed out skies, or you can get creative (or cheat depending on your point of view ) and put in a new sky that you took previously for exactly this purpose

When taking pictures of washed out skies if you don't have a graduated ND filter you can take multiple exposures at different settings so that in one for instance the sky is perfect and in another the foreground and then merge them in Elements later

 

[swanseamale47]

Theres a lot of detail that can be brought out (30 seconds in photoshop) but like Christine said theres no sky in this.

 

[john t]

Sorry. When I resized it to upload, I must have cut the top

 

[Buck]

John

the points raised by Christine and Wayne re the existing shot are still valid.

All you can do is try to bring the exposure down on the sky to differentiate it from the mountain range etc.

Obviously, as Ben said, a ND filter will be a good companion when shooting these type of shots in the future.

 

[john t]

Thanks for your advice