Possible to clear up Haze?

Gambler · 29-11-2008 4:02pm #1

Hey everyone,

I took some pics from the top of the sugarloaf today, went up hoping that the cold would help to keep the haze to a minimum but the pictures still came out fairly washed out looking. What sort of post processing would people recommend for trying to give landscape pictures a bit more umph and ideally loose some of the haze

dakar · 29-11-2008 4:51pm

What software have you at your disposal? Also did you shoot RAW?

In my (limited) experience, it seems easier to cut the haze out with a polarizer rather than trying to PP it out later.

Gambler · 29-11-2008 4:59pm

I've got Lightroom and Photoshop and I shot in Raw

I've used the autotone in Lightroom and it does seem to have made a bit of difference alright but I'm wondering if there are other things I can try

dakar · 29-11-2008 5:08pm

Might be worth playing with the clarity and recover sliders in Adobe Camera Raw. The seem to work well for me adding a bit of punch to otherwise drab shots.

Dero · 29-11-2008 5:11pm

Depending on the type and amount of haze, I find using USM for local contrast enhancement can help a lot. Worth a shot anyway.

Jagera · 30-11-2008 11:07pm

Did you adjust the levels? I find this brings back a lot of life into hazy/washed out shots. Not sure what software you have, but in Photoshop: Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Levels

On the histogram chart, drag the two end points (bright & dark) inwards until you achieve what you want.

AnCatDubh · 01-12-2008 2:01pm

Depending on the atmospheric conditions a simply addition of contrast in post production can work wonders. Not guaranteed to work though and it may not even be suitable to your shot but I have seen it make incredible differences to shots on an overcast day with a haze in the distance of a scene. (ps - i don't know why it does it so this is only a casual observation than a scientific approach!).

Possible to clear up Haze?

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