Beyond the bridge
...my instinct when trying to get silhouette shots is to saturate max and set cloudy WB. The result of this handheld shot is below (it is actually a different shot, but the result is the same). However, the water looks more blue in reality and contrasts with the sky. The achieve this I edited the image in RAW by changing the WB to white fluorescent light and changing the dynamic range (how do I do this on the camera?)
The edited image looks better (and more like what I saw in reality - especially the water), but the tones still look somewhat fake (?).
This is the Verrazano-Narrows bridge a moment after the sun set right behind it (yes, I have photos with the sun too). Taken from a walk and bike path next to the 6-lane Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, NY.
Beyond the bridge
...my instinct when trying to get silhouette shots is to saturate max and set cloudy WB. The result of this handheld shot is below (it is actually a different shot, but the result is the same). However, the water looks more blue in reality and contrasts with the sky. The achieve this I edited the image in RAW by changing the WB to white fluorescent light and changing the dynamic range (how do I do this on the camera?)
The edited image looks better (and more like what I saw in reality - especially the water), but the tones still look somewhat fake (?).
This is the Verrazano-Narrows bridge a moment after the sun set right behind it (yes, I have photos with the sun too). Taken from a walk and bike path next to the 6-lane Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, NY.