Fill Flash

Spring is coming! I know this because last night I was out on the deck and I heard birds singing. It made me so happy. Anyhow, while I was on the deck I snapped a few pictures off to the north. Most of this view is my neighbors yard, the field behind his house, and the tree line by the creek. I actually saw some blue sky so I wanted to capture it in my picture.

I wrote a research paper about landscape photography and one of the “rules” I learned was the rule of thirds. I tried to use it when I took this picture - two-thirds sky and one-third land.



When I brought the picture up on my computer, it was a bit dark. It was evening so maybe it was too dark to take a picture beyond what my flash range. In the adjust menu of Paint Shop Pro is a Fill Flash feature that adds flash to the picture. I think it helped this picture out quite a bit. It brightened the grass and the sky. It was also a quick push of a button to do. I like how many of these features can improve a picture so quickly and easily.