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06/30/2008 06:19:49 PM · #1 |
| Just looking for experience out there. I'm planning on a 3-4 hour roundtrip today to shoot Mt. Hood at sunset, but it looks like some very thin high haze in Vancouver. Anybody have a feeling on whether that helps or hinders sunsets? I wouldn't be shooting into the sun but rather am hoping the sun lights up the mountain for me. |
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06/30/2008 06:48:09 PM · #2 |
Taken from this link...
."THE COLORS OF TWILIGHT AND SUNSET
"Typical pollution droplets such as those found in urban smog or summertime haze are on the order of .5 to 1 um in diameter. Particles this large are not good Rayleigh scatterers since they are comparable in size to the wavelength of visible light. If the particles are uniform in size, they might impart a reddish or bluish cast to the sky. But since such aerosols normally exist in a wide range of sizes, the overall scattering produced is not strongly wavelength- dependent. As a result, hazy daytime skies, instead of being bright blue, appear grayish or even white. Similarly, the vibrant oranges and reds of "clean" sunsets give way to pale yellows and pinks when dust and haze fill the air |
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06/30/2008 06:51:28 PM · #3 |
| Great post! Thanks man. Of course that doesn't help me get a good shot today... ;) |
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06/30/2008 06:51:51 PM · #4 |
| I have shot all my silouettes at sunset and I find that with a slight haze you can pull off some nice colors. The atmospheric conditions refract the sunlight differently. I of course go for the extreme colorization for my shots and have got lucky enough to pull off some decent colors. Have fun at Mt. Hood and good luck!! |
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