JimFox
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These could be nice shots, as Tim said the sky is blown in #1, which really pretty much ruins that one I have to say. #1 rule when exposing as you shoot is to make sure that you are not blowing your highlights. Of course you should take a test shot and check your histogram but you also should have the blown highlights (blinkies) turned on, so immediately upon review of your shot you know if you have blown any areas out.
#2 is actually more interesting to me, but again you have blown out an area in the sky along the horizon really ruins it. There is also some unevenness in the blue of the sky that should be reworked in that.
A lot of potential here, especially in #2, but it just pays to expose properly, and then process the shot from there.
And while an ND grad would have helped to tone down the sky, remember that the trees in that shot are poking up into the sky so you would end up with trees that would be darker except for the bottoms of them which would be brighter. That would look off. The best solution is to expose for the highlights first, then as you review the histogram if there are areas too dark, then expose for them dropping the exposure a stop. If a 3rd shot is needed, then drop the exposure a stop again. It's easy to blend those images, and away you go, no grad lines to worry about. Dont' get me wrong, I use ND Grads too, but they have their weaknesses, and so one needs to know when to bracket a shot and blend instead.
Jim
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