What's the best option to take cloud pictures with great

>>3012542
Changing those things won't make a difference for contrast.

>>3012556

What does it make them?

>>3012556

It will determine how much light gets into the sensor, and, avoiding overexposing the brightest pieces of the cloud, it kind of makes a difference for the contrast.

So, my question is, what's the best option to get the best of the lights and darks of a cloud without any blow out the highlights?

>>3012559
Do you know anything at all about photography? Aperture affects depth of field, shutter speed affects motion, and both affect exposure.

you could try out a circular polarizing filter, they tend to make the skies...bluer

so if you have big fluffy white clouds, they should contrast a bit stronger with a deep blue sky

>>3012562

Yes, and contrast has everything to do with exposure.

>>3012569

Actually, i mean their "own" contrast, their darks and lights. Like in the OP picture.

>>3012561
Well, I use a brush in photoshop in black color, then I use a Soft light (I think is like that in english) and play with the instensity (obviously I use the brush only in the affected part)

>>3012542
Buy a sigma DP2M.

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>>3012542
1. make sure the clouds are properly exposed
2. do not use wide open aperture
3. use a polarizer to darken the sky - but remember that its effectiveness depends on the sun's angle relative to the shot
4. consider using a graduated ND filter to equalize the exposure for sky and ground (if film), or take 2 shots and combine them (if digital)
5. make a HQ scan or shoot raw on digital, and then rape it in lightroom