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Light
Landscape in Sunlight
my cousin Douglas holding our 2nd cousin Julia
This picture illustrates the virtue of waiting for sunset. Note the warm tones
and even illumination.
Nikon 8008, 80-200/2.8 AF zoom lens, Fuji Reala
These two interesting women (from Travels with Samantha,
Chapter V) would have been rendered as silhouettes if I hadn't
used a touch of fill flash from my Nikon SB-24 (mounted on an
8008 body which was mounted on a tripod. Lens: 80-200/2.8; film
Velvia.)
It is difficult to see the shape of the landscape when the sun is directly overhead. Our eyes rely on
shadows to recognize shapes. Nonetheless it is occasionally possible to get a good landscape photo at
midday if the subject is reasonably compelling, especially if you are aiming at the kind of descriptive
photos found in travel brochures.
Left: Great Sand Dune
National Monument, rather
boring in the flat light of 11
am.
Right: The same sand dunes
but much more interesting
earlier in the morning.
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