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08/29/2005 04:44:51 PM · #1 |
okay - dumb i know - but can someone define flat light for me (with pictural examples) please?
My D&L is ruining my goal to have 10 5.5 or higher in a row (i will have had 5 after dairy), and the only feedback for my medicore score is "flat light".
The picture is dimmly lit atmospherically, but there are shadows and highlights, so whatever i thought flat light meant, i guess isnt what it meant...
Please enlighten? |
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08/29/2005 04:50:09 PM · #2 |
My understanding was always that "flat light" meant there was no dimension to the picture.. boring, perhaps. ie: front lighting or overhead lighting tend to produce a 'flat' feeling for most subjects.
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08/29/2005 05:02:24 PM · #3 |
...perhaps also lacking in contrast?
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08/29/2005 05:13:33 PM · #4 |
If you don't understand or agree with the comment why not ask the commenter to elaborate on what they meant. That is a lot better then trying to guess or asking us to guess when we don't even know what image it is.
Besides at this point in the voting I really prefer to have no idea what image you are talking about. I haven't even started voting yet. |
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08/29/2005 05:23:18 PM · #5 |
| Monitor calibration would make a difference with each viewer on each picture. Theirs maybe too bright |
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08/29/2005 05:44:11 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by fixedintime:
If you don't understand or agree with the comment why not ask the commenter to elaborate on what they meant. That is a lot better then trying to guess or asking us to guess when we don't even know what image it is.
Besides at this point in the voting I really prefer to have no idea what image you are talking about. I haven't even started voting yet. |
I will ask the commentor in due time - but i ask the community, because i see the comment made a lot to other peoples photos also, and i don't really understand it. There are some great people on the forums, that have a way of explaining things so i can understand them - bear for example, and also others that can provide pictures to help.Also if i am confused, i know i am not the only one. Some people don't ask and hope others will.
I'm not asking anyone to guess about my image, i want to know what is the technical flaw "flat light".
And if you didnt want to hear details, quit reading after the "my D&L" was meantioned - you knew what would follow.
thanks for such an enlightening reply :D |
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08/29/2005 05:46:11 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
Monitor calibration would make a difference with each viewer on each picture. Theirs maybe too bright |
Wouldn't that then appear overexposed?
hmmm... |
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08/29/2005 05:46:35 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
...perhaps also lacking in contrast? |
thats what i *thought* it meant...??? |
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08/29/2005 05:58:08 PM · #9 |
mesmeraj
Sorry if I struck a nerve or made you think I was jumping on you for your post. That was not my intent. I was simply trying to get you a better answer to the question in the context that you ask it (your image).
Asking the question in the abstract will likely get you a different answer.
I would not call "flat light" as flaw, although that may frequently be the intent of the commenter when you see it here. I would put most images on a foggy morning in the "flat light" category. Those image many times turn out to be quite good. |
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