Requirement
3 images
Purpose
To show how to use overcast conditions to best effect
Technical learning
- Overcast skies soften the light falling on landscapes
- Soft light favours particularly (a) rendering the colour green and (b) highlighting details that glare would otherwise suppress (e.g. detail in branches)
- Typically, overcast skies are featureless, so consider (a) eliminating most of it by composition and/or (b) using a ND grad filter to darken.
Exercise instructions
- Produce 3 strong images in overcast conditions
Images and review
Devon Greens
Wiltshire Greens
Poppy field
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| View near Honiton Overcast summer's day |
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| View near Widdington Overcast conditions reduce contrast |
Poppy field
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| Soft light brings out the detail of the flower and stalks |
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