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02/17/2008 03:33:45 PM · #1 |
so I was going to shoot with my new 40D this weekend and ended up putting in a dog door all day yesterday (long story) but it was sunny and 70+ degrees so I figured I could go out today and get some great shots.
Well... today is 40 and the sun is nowhere to be found. Even the clouds are boring. Is there anything worth shooting outside on a grey day? I don't know any people so that'd be out. I'm bummed :(
(plus I only have around 4 hours left of daylight) |
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02/17/2008 03:42:04 PM · #2 |
| a cloudy day is no excuse to not shot, get out of here and go! |
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02/17/2008 03:44:13 PM · #3 |
I have a touch of cabin fever here in New York - last year I shot this and I was delighted!
Do a walk-about - like the side challenges offer. Try to see something in the every day |
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02/17/2008 03:45:53 PM · #4 |
Just pretend your camera is loaded with black & white film ...
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02/17/2008 04:01:12 PM · #5 |
All right, I'll go. But the lighting is gonna be flat and boring.
I'll see you all a little later when I get back to eat my words :P |
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02/17/2008 04:02:35 PM · #6 |
people! A gray sky is a huge softbox.
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02/17/2008 04:06:30 PM · #7 |
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02/17/2008 04:11:17 PM · #8 |
I live in Oregon. Half my profile was shot on a gray day.
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02/17/2008 04:21:16 PM · #9 |
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Bring in on...
Message edited by author 2008-02-17 16:23:54. |
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02/17/2008 04:48:42 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Matthew:
people! A gray sky is a huge softbox. |
word.
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02/17/2008 04:51:42 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by option:
Originally posted by Matthew:
people! A gray sky is a huge softbox. |
word. |
If only it weren't a soft box that came with wind and rain. |
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02/17/2008 05:03:40 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by aliqui:
I live in Oregon. Half my profile was shot on a gray day. |
And the rest at night? (Sorry, I couldn't help myself!) |
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02/17/2008 05:08:41 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by aliqui:
Originally posted by option:
Originally posted by Matthew:
people! A gray sky is a huge softbox. |
word. |
If only it weren't a soft box that came with wind and rain. |
they build character! |
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02/17/2008 05:15:51 PM · #14 |
Grey and rainy days are perfect for shooting underbrush and anything on the ground in a forest. The clouds remove all of the harsh shadows to create beautiful even lighting, and the water provides a natural saturation boost.
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02/17/2008 05:21:14 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by aliqui:
I live in Oregon. Half my profile was shot on a gray day. |
And the rest at night? (Sorry, I couldn't help myself!) |
The rest are indoors, heh. |
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02/17/2008 05:35:24 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by aliqui:
Originally posted by option:
Originally posted by Matthew:
people! A gray sky is a huge softbox. |
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If only it weren't a soft box that came with wind and rain. |
A studio photographer has to pay to get a wind machine :) |
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02/17/2008 05:36:42 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by PhilipDyer:
Grey and rainy days are perfect for shooting underbrush and anything on the ground in a forest. The clouds remove all of the harsh shadows to create beautiful even lighting, and the water provides a natural saturation boost. |
Thats all fine except our gray skys at this time of year come with a nice shade of white on the ground for a nice even lack of contrast....lol |
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02/17/2008 06:37:14 PM · #18 |
I am a huge fan of gray days and fog. Like Matthew said, big ole softbox! Nicest when it isn't totally flat light of course. |
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02/17/2008 06:39:35 PM · #19 |
Just PP for impact.
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02/17/2008 06:49:23 PM · #20 |
A dull overcast sky often has lots of detail that can be brought out through post processing... |
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02/17/2008 07:00:21 PM · #21 |
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02/17/2008 07:08:58 PM · #22 |
| Grey days are perfect for misunderstanding. Hurry up. |
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02/17/2008 07:19:44 PM · #23 |
Grey days can be fine if given the right subject.
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02/17/2008 07:29:56 PM · #24 |
shot just yesterday morning in the rain.
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02/17/2008 07:46:12 PM · #25 |
Leave the sunny for brochure covers...
Basic color theory dictates that the worst time to pick up a camera is on a sunny day at about noon. The light is such that is just sucks. Absolute sunrise is nice, sunset is even nicer; the difference in that in the former, the light keeps getting "worse" as teh sun goes up, and at dusk it keeps getting better until the glowing orbs drops behind the sky's curtain.
I find that foliage is best, and the colors are represented best in the rain. Mist, fog and large clouds that can be polarized are also a plus for darker days. |
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