The sky burned out and the rocks went black
A sunset over water exceeds what one exposure can hold. In this frame the sky around the sun is featureless white, the clouds have little shape or color, and the foreground rocks are silhouettes. There is a flare spot near the sun.
Who uses this
- Landscape photographers preparing prints and portfolio images
- Photographers who would rather shoot than process a backlog
- Tourism and outdoor brands licensing images
How the edit is handled
A human editor, with AI tools assisting where they help, recovers what the file holds in the highlights and shadows first. Where the sky is fully clipped, cloud detail and color are rebuilt to match the light direction and the time of day.
The rocks and the tide pool are opened so their texture shows, and the reflection in the pool is matched to the sky. The flare and dust are removed. Where sky has been rebuilt rather than recovered, we tell you, so you can decide how to caption the image.
What to upload
Send the raw file and any bracketed frames, which usually contain the real sky.
Photos
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sunset.jpg
1 credit ($8)
1 photo to edit
Instructions
The sky blew out and the rocks are black. Please bring back the sunset and the rock detail.
Private: recreated on our own images, not customer photos
The before/after shown here is recreated on images created or licensed for this site — never a real customer's photo. Your upload is seen only by the editor working on it, and the edit comes with free revisions within 14 days of delivery if anything needs adjusting.
