what time of the day do u usually shoot photos?

artyboy · 30th June 2004

i've noticed that shooting pics near the noon period blows out all details in the highlights (glaring too) while for early am/late pm shooting, altho the light quality has a warmer effect, causes the pics to turn alil too orangey. for cloudy days everything seems rather flat and the color is a little dull too. so which is the "optimum" timeframe to take pics? for me i'm still into the low-sun period (early am/late pm) but sometimes the warm yellowy effect is not ideal for some subject matters.

Del_CtrlnoAlt · 30th June 2004

actually you can set the light balance on the camera & also the shutter speed, but kinda tedious thou... but good thing about digicam is u can view them after shots unlike film which have to be developed...

i prefer bright sunny days than cloudy days, cos the pics look brighter & more energetic, den those lazy pics... actually everything depends on the subject & mood, if you are feeling hyper, den ask u to take on cloudy days on those lazy subjects... quite odd... also if taking those sports shots on sunny day while you feeling damn sian also quite weird.

LiOnElLiN · 30th June 2004

try using a polarizer for noon

artyboy · 1st July 2004

thanks! polarizer now why didnt i think of that...
some day will try foul weather photography for a change too.

30th June 2004	#1
artyboy Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 258	what time of the day do u usually shoot photos? i've noticed that shooting pics near the noon period blows out all details in the highlights (glaring too) while for early am/late pm shooting, altho the light quality has a warmer effect, causes the pics to turn alil too orangey. for cloudy days everything seems rather flat and the color is a little dull too. so which is the "optimum" timeframe to take pics? for me i'm still into the low-sun period (early am/late pm) but sometimes the warm yellowy effect is not ideal for some subject matters.

30th June 2004	#2
Del_CtrlnoAlt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Outside the Dry Box. Posts: 16,342	actually you can set the light balance on the camera & also the shutter speed, but kinda tedious thou... but good thing about digicam is u can view them after shots unlike film which have to be developed... i prefer bright sunny days than cloudy days, cos the pics look brighter & more energetic, den those lazy pics... actually everything depends on the subject & mood, if you are feeling hyper, den ask u to take on cloudy days on those lazy subjects... quite odd... also if taking those sports shots on sunny day while you feeling damn sian also quite weird. __________________ Logging Off Permanently. Those who need to contact me will know where to contact me.

30th June 2004	#3
LiOnElLiN Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 813	try using a polarizer for noon

1st July 2004	#4
artyboy Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 258	thanks! polarizer now why didnt i think of that... some day will try foul weather photography for a change too.