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There is a bizarre little cottage all alone in a big empty field.
The sky was so appalling in this that I removed it and replaced it with a blue one which I hope works well with the green grass.
Please give me all the advice you can.
| Camera: | Nikon D80  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Lens: | 70-300mm |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Title: | Little House On The Praire |
| Username: | 
Fishnet |
| Uploaded: | 31 Dec 2008 - 11:32 AM |
| Tags: | Cottage, Deben, Field, House, Landscape / travel, River, Suffolk |
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| Votes: | 6 |
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Anna,
I put a comment on your beach photo about white balance.
I'm wondering if you have it on the correct setting, you have a definate colour cast over the grass area.
If you can load a picture with the Modifications option then I'm sure one of the clever people on this site can sort out your problems for you.
Merl
Can you see more?
You have mentioned in your forum post that the highlights keep flashing. Nikon's are very sensitive to this, so please turn it off and use the histogram instead, especially if you are going to start shooting RAW (NEF). You can feather the leap to raw by shooting NEF+Jpg fine for a while, giving you both options.
Check the histogram and adjust the exposure with +/- ev or shoot a bracket burst. (Using the +/- ev button on the back of the camera and turning the control wheel a click or two either way will soon become second nature and you don't need to take your eye from the camera while doing it.)
Also, try changing the metering from average to spot or centre weighted (can't remember how the D80 does this) and see the differences. (The spot will meter from the focus point)
This way you will find a method of exposing (your landscapes 
) that suits you and you are happy with. Don't be afraid to experiment with the settings, but turn off or ignore the warnings! 
HIH
Ian
Anna, I've downloaded your original shot and all it needed was the levels corrected.
There is a haze of grey on the horizon but that's as it was on the day - we had that here in Northumberland as well.
If you click the option for modifications then people can work on your photo and upload the version they've tinkered with to show you what they've done.
Even if you got the white balance wrong in camera it's easy to put right later (although, of course, it's best to get the job done on location).
Did a mod. It took 3 minutes, method in 'techniques>colour casts)
hope it helps.
good luck!
OK my take, I altered the crop to give the landscape a wider feel, then adjusted levels and played with the shadows and highlights, all in Elements.
I felt you want to emphasize the house and its isolation in the field. And yes it was very under exposed.
I hope it helps
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