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10/22/2010 09:29:46 PM · #1 |
i'm coming up empty with ideas for this challenge... i mean, doesn't this topic lend itself to shooting ANYTHING as long as it is shot at noon?
and how about the fact that for many/most of us in higher lattitudes, the sun is already staying pretty low in the shy, so the "high noon" light really isn't possible.
thoughts?
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10/22/2010 09:37:54 PM · #2 |
| I never really thought about the higher latitudes being that I am in Florida the sun is ALWAYS blazing. Hmmm.. This is something I will have to ponder and maybe get back to you on! Haha! |
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10/22/2010 09:41:28 PM · #3 |
Well, I live pretty far up here, latitude-wise, and I just went and took my shot at exactly noon, and debbil take the hindmost, is my answer to THAT :-)
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10/22/2010 09:54:09 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by mefnj:
i'm coming up empty with ideas for this challenge... i mean, doesn't this topic lend itself to shooting ANYTHING as long as it is shot at noon?
and how about the fact that for many/most of us in higher lattitudes, the sun is already staying pretty low in the shy, so the "high noon" light really isn't possible.
thoughts?
-mefnj |
Take a walk through a local cemetery. Mid-day is a great time as the shadows really highlight the textures.
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10/22/2010 09:56:26 PM · #5 |
Well, the folks that live in NYC were probably sitting on the sidelines for "Life in the country", so I suppose we all get a tougher one now and then.
My suggestion is to just go out and have a walk around town. Look at the details, shapes and shadows of things. I think you'll find something. Almost an outdoor freestudy, except you have to use the lousiest light of the day. But that's what makes it a challlenge, right?
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10/22/2010 09:56:31 PM · #6 |
| I know what you mean about the higher latitudes. Here in Wisconsin, I shot my photo today at 11:30 am, and I'm afraid I will be getting a fair number of DNMC votes due people who think the shadows are caused by early/late day shooting. Of course, this could be considered a way to "overcome the usual limitations of that time of day" :) |
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10/22/2010 09:58:23 PM · #7 |
Depending on where you are, you can still get long shadows in the middle of the day. I have a few like that, but the light still sucks.
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10/22/2010 10:09:23 PM · #8 |
I'm no where near any type of desert, but a cool idea I would've liked to shoot is a person "dying" in the desert heat - like crawling towards the camera, one hand stretched out towards an empty jug of water. Perfect for mid-day sun.
Yaaaa..... |
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10/22/2010 10:16:11 PM · #9 |
| Hint: Mid-day starts with "M" |
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10/22/2010 10:20:04 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
Hint: Mid-day starts with "M" |
Messerschmidt? Microsoft? Mistletoe? MACRO!
R. |
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10/22/2010 10:20:31 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by posthumous:
Hint: Mid-day starts with "M" |
Messerschmidt? Microsoft? Mistletoe? MACRO!
R. |
getting warmer... |
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10/22/2010 10:33:14 PM · #12 |
Sun altitude at my location for the day I captured my challenge entry:
12:00 noon MDT 38.0 degrees
1:00 PM MDT ("high noon") 39.1 degrees
2:00 PM MDT 36.4 degrees
3:00 PM MDT 30.5 degrees
Sun or Moon Altitude/Azimuth Table: U.S. Cities and Towns
So, during the "midday" times of day, the sun was NEVER very high in the sky. 90 degrees altitude would be directly overhead. 45 degrees would be half way between the horizon and overhead. The highest the sun climbed on this day was 39.1 degrees. Certainly the light was harsh due to no clouds, but there were moderately long shadows all day. Voters should take sun light conditions at this time of year into consideration. (They probably won't.) |
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10/22/2010 10:43:32 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
Hint: Mid-day starts with "M" |
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
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10/22/2010 10:56:40 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by hahn23:
Voters should take sun light conditions at this time of year into consideration. (They probably won't.) |
They certainly won't; we are doomed. Despite the fact that, arguably, the very best way to deal with harsh, midday sun is to move north in the winter and way south in the summer, so you never have to face it :-)
I know that's why I moved to the Cape, from Southern Cal, when I retired; the light's so much more interesting.
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10/22/2010 10:57:51 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by posthumous:
Hint: Mid-day starts with "M" |
Messerschmidt? Microsoft? Mistletoe? MACRO!
R. |
getting warmer... |
Mailman? Motherboard? Mincemeat? MUD!
R.
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10/22/2010 11:22:17 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by pointandshoot:
Originally posted by posthumous:
Hint: Mid-day starts with "M" |
Mad Dogs and Englishmen |
That's the first thing I thought of when I saw the challenge. Sadly, the Englishmen I know don't live 'round these parts. |
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10/23/2010 12:04:24 AM · #17 |
MechaGodzilla!
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10/23/2010 11:43:54 AM · #18 |
Originally posted by hahn23:
Sun altitude at my location for the day I captured my challenge entry:
12:00 noon MDT 38.0 degrees
1:00 PM MDT ("high noon") 39.1 degrees
2:00 PM MDT 36.4 degrees
3:00 PM MDT 30.5 degrees
Sun or Moon Altitude/Azimuth Table: U.S. Cities and Towns
So, during the "midday" times of day, the sun was NEVER very high in the sky. 90 degrees altitude would be directly overhead. 45 degrees would be half way between the horizon and overhead. The highest the sun climbed on this day was 39.1 degrees. Certainly the light was harsh due to no clouds, but there were moderately long shadows all day. Voters should take sun light conditions at this time of year into consideration. (They probably won't.) |
Here are the numbers for Edmonton today:
11:30 24.2 167.0
12:00 24.9 175.0
12:30 24.9 183.1
13:00 24.4 191.2
13:30 23.2 199.1
The second column is the height in degrees.
For places further north, the angle will be even lower.
The highest it gets during the year:
11:30 57.5 151.1
12:00 59.2 163.8
12:30 59.9 177.3
13:00 59.6 191.0
13:30 58.3 204.1
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10/23/2010 12:10:13 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Here are the numbers for Edmonton today:
11:30 24.2 167.0
12:00 24.9 175.0
12:30 24.9 183.1
13:00 24.4 191.2
13:30 23.2 199.1
The second column is the height in degrees.
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Wow! That's a low "peak" sun altitude. I'm impressed. Thanks for the report.
I have a mountain range to my south. If I was at your latitude, the sun would be barely scraping the top of the mountains. And, by Dec. 21, I'd be in the seasonal perma-shade. |
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10/23/2010 02:06:23 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by hahn23:
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Here are the numbers for Edmonton today:
11:30 24.2 167.0
12:00 24.9 175.0
12:30 24.9 183.1
13:00 24.4 191.2
13:30 23.2 199.1
The second column is the height in degrees.
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Wow! That's a low "peak" sun altitude. I'm impressed. Thanks for the report.
I have a mountain range to my south. If I was at your latitude, the sun would be barely scraping the top of the mountains. And, by Dec. 21, I'd be in the seasonal perma-shade. |
Here are the Dec 21 numbers:
11:30 12.0 165.4
12:00 12.8 172.4
12:30 13.1 179.5
13:00 12.9 186.5
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10/23/2010 06:52:04 PM · #21 |
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10/23/2010 11:59:48 PM · #22 |
| Oddly enough, here in sunny southern California, we haven't had sun at midday all week. We have, however, had actual real live rain! |
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10/24/2010 12:00:31 AM · #23 |
| mid-day rain for the last three days where im at. |
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10/24/2010 12:04:24 AM · #24 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
Oddly enough, here in sunny southern California, we haven't had sun at midday all week. We have, however, had actual real live rain! |
rain is good. Nyc has been erratic at best. And dry. Friday and today there was some sun - off and on. Lots of heavy cloud cover, overall, for the past week or so. Some very nice sunset color on Thursday (but I was on the train). |
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10/24/2010 01:37:54 AM · #25 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
Oddly enough, here in sunny southern California, we haven't had sun at midday all week. We have, however, had actual real live rain! |
same here in Northern California... :)
I just lit the pilot light for my heater this morning, after being off for months.
Message edited by author 2010-10-24 01:47:27. |
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