Tip of the Day: Shooting Around Gray Skies

It is that time of season when saturated blue skies in many states are replaced by often textureless, lifeless, dark gray tarps. Not exactly the most desirable skies for an outdoor photographer. While it is next to impossible to change the sky, try to use a graduated blue filter, which will help add color to your skies, and improve your shooting opportunities significantly. Even when the sky does not cooperate, consider going out to wooded areas, since many trees are at the peak of shedding beautiful red, golden, and yellow foliage. Instead of shooting landscapes, collect some beautiful leaves, and shoot some macros.