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I really would like to learn how to correct the over exposed sky in

the background. All comments are welcome.

I took this at an elephant park in Thailand. 2 seconds later the nice

elephant would have stepped on me. I was quite surprised by his speed.

If this is your original picture, there is little to doe about it, except photoshopping with another sky as background.

But if there is still something in the picture, try highlights/ shadows.

Or try one-picture HDR,

Darken your picture 2 stops and safe as nr 1, safe original picture as nr 2 and lighten up the picture 1 stop and safe as nr 3.

Make HDR with photomatix.

Hi Greg,

Yes, its one of those. You got it though.!

Sure you can retouch, my version that simply does not have burned out sky - very subtle.

But the best answer is get the metering right. Hand metres can help particularly in understanding exposure. But never the less, the hot sky is a pain, so all you can do is avoid it, or not over expose it. Be aware of the hot sky in setting exposures. Maybe that mean underexposing the subject slightly and lifting it in photoshop.

Some may argue you should use a Fuji 5 that gives about 2 stops more of dynamic range, but I think my other suggestions are more practical.

All said, I like the shot, but sometimes its so fast we can't get it perfectly.

Cheers Peter

Greg.... Great shot and I'm glad you didn't end up toe jam for this big guy. I think the shot is excellent for the conditions. However, the light level controls in PS along with a some selective burning and dodging and a little unsharp mask can help. Here's a sample of my thoughts and I'm sure you can do better with the original file. Regardless, love the shot... Mike