How good is sky replacement software?
More often than not, when you’re shooting landscapes a bland, cloud-free sky will be the weak point in the composition. You can change the camera angle to make the foreground occupy most of the frame or use a polariser to bring out subtle nuances. Sometimes these strategies work – although when they don’t you’re left with a shot that ‘could have been better’.
Recent software developments can provide ways to improve these shots – although some are more successful than others. In this feature we’ll consider the validity of sky replacement and
