Seasonal Landscape Light
Although seasonal changes have more of a pyhsical effect on the landscapes,the quality of daylight also varies
throughout the years.Here’s our guide on how to handle landscapes in different seasons.
WINTER
The landscape lies dormant and
bare during winter. Tress stand
skeletal against sky. While fields
are brown and barren.Days are
also painfully short,with the
sun rising well after 8am and
setting before 4pm in january.
Photographically, however winter
is a fantastic season.There are
few sights more magnificent
than a landscape covered in
freshly fallen snow and bathed
in crisp morning sunlight,But
even if youre not lucky enough
to get that,ice and frost are a
possibility almost everywhere
in the country as temperatures
drop well below freezing.
The short days are benefit
too
because
you
can
shoot
sunrise
and
shoot
at civilsed times.Plus the sun
never climbs more than about 20
above the horizon, so the quality
of light remains high
from
dawn to dusk,with long,weak
shadows adding depth on a clear
winter s day you can get eight
hours of good light. Dawn at
the freezing morning can be
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Winter Q&A
what should i consider when shooting
snow scenes ?
Exposure All the witness in the scene is likely
to fool your cameras metering system into
posure, so take a shoot then check the preview
image and the histogram You will almost
uncertainly need to dial in extra exposure
using the exposure compensition facility.
magical,with the sky full of pastel colors and the sun rising
like a giant orange balls. Its intensity is often reduced by
mist or haze,so you can include it in your shots without any
risk of flare. Use your longest lens to make it nice and big.
Snow is the best photographed when it has just fallen
so its prestine and fresh,and ideally in sunny wheather a
glistening snoww landscape under a blue sky is hard to
beat.And you need head to magnifience coutryside to take
great snow short a visit to your local park can be just as
productive.
Will my camera work okay in freezing
winterweather?
Yes,but batteries drain faster so make sure
yours is fully charged and ideally carry a
spare.Also,avoid breathing on your lens or
any filters youre using as they will mist up and
take ages to clear..
IT is okay to use polarizing filter during
winter?
Definitely, but carefully. Blue sky is bluer in
winter and because more of it is polarized.The
effect of a polarizing filter is more obvious
than at any other time of the year.in extereme
cases, the sky can go almost black if fully
polarize.
translucent subjects like leaves and petals,and places emphasis on
shape,form and fine detail-like tiny hairs or prickles on flower stems.
The drawback of shooting towards the light, however, is the risk of
flare. Attach of lens hood or shield the front of the lens to help prevent
flare and a reduction in contrast.Backlict subject also tend to trouble
metering systems, fooling the c [Y\