How to shoot rainbow photography skills

Rainbow is a physical phenomenon that sunlight is refracted by water mist. It often appears after rain, waterfalls, fountains and other places with water mist, and is generally visible along the direction of the sun. In summer, after the rainstorm, a rainbow appeared on the beautiful Xizi Lake. What an unforgettable wonderful picture! (Photo: Wuyishan Feng Wan was shot while climbing)

To shoot a rainbow, we must first understand the conditions for the rainbow to appear.

1, there is sunshine after rain, which is often seen in plateau and summer. Then there are waterfalls and fountains, and it is easy to see the water mist when the wind blows.

2, smooth, that is, the sun shines on the water mist and is in a straight line with the photographer. When the angle between the sun and the ground is about 45 degrees.

It is better to shoot the rainbow background in dark color. For blue sky, dark clouds, tall pine trees and cliffs, you can darken the sky with a polarizer to reduce some reflections, so that the rainbow will be more obvious. The rainbow appears for a short time, so hurry up when shooting. When shooting a composition, you should combine the scenery or people. Otherwise, a single rainbow appears on the screen, which is monotonous, unsightly and without artistic conception, and even can only be attributed to information films.

If we trust the exposure meter too much, the color saturation will be weakened, so we should reduce the exposure appropriately, so that the rainbow we shot has saturated colors. You can also try to shoot rainbows with lenses of various focal lengths and try various compositions. For example, you can show a complete rainbow with a 16 mm lens, and one end of the rainbow can be photographed perpendicular to the ground with a 200 mm lens.