The best time for landscape photography

Landscape photography is probably the theme that most photographers choose when they get started. The importance of light has been emphasized countless times. In landscape photography, choosing the best shooting time may make you get the best light.

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The most spectacular time to shoot the scenery is just one hour before sunset-it can be called the prime time of photography.

First of all, at this time, the position of the sun in the sky is low, and the light irradiated at a low angle makes the scenery have a long shadow, showing the texture and increasing the depth of the plain scenery. When the sun is high, it looks dull because the shadow is short and the scenery lacks depth and shape.

Secondly, the density of light is easier to control and the contrast is lower, so more details can be recorded on the screen without making the shadows too dark or the highlights too bright. This is very useful for shooting reverse films, because reverse films need more accurate exposure, unlike negative films, which can be corrected and compensated when printed.

Third, and best of all, the beautiful golden light of the sunset brings life to the scenery and other scenery.

Once the sun begins to set on the horizon, the color of the light will become warmer and richer. This is because at this time, the sun's rays penetrated through the thick atmosphere, absorbed most of the blue light contained in the rays, and left the warmer components in the spectrum, showing golden charm.

The prime time of photography depends on the geographical location and varies from season to season. Sunset is late in summer, and shooting at 7-8 pm is better, while shooting at 3-4 pm in winter is the best time. The golden shooting time has a lot to do with the weather. On rainy days, there is no such thing as prime time, but in stormy weather, the sun will appear unexpectedly, and the golden sunshine will penetrate the dark clouds, so you have to find the shooting location in advance, so that when the sudden beam shines on the picture, you will not miss the opportunity and regret it.

Prime-time shooting, there are various ways to take good photos.

When the sun is still on the horizon, you can put it on the side of the camera, and the long shadow formed by low-angle light becomes an organic part of the picture, showing the texture of the subject and increasing the depth of the picture.

You can also use the positive light of dusk to photograph ancient buildings, docks, bridges and rural scenery. It is best to use the last golden light of the sunset, especially when the sky is deep in stormy weather, and the scenery illuminated by the sunset will be dramatically highlighted.

Once you have a shooting theme and a good picture composition, you should consider what filters you need to make the picture more perfect.

When the sky is still blue, you can use a polarizer to deepen the color of the sky and enhance the saturation of other colors in the picture. The effect is most obvious when the camera shoots the sun at 90 degrees, but be careful when using a wide-angle lens wider than 28mm, because the color of the sky is uneven at this time.

When the sun is close to the horizon, it is best to darken the sky with a gray gradient lens to balance the scenery with the ground. At this time, even if ground photometry prevails, the sky will not be white.

You can also add a warm color filter to enhance the warm color effect of the picture. Because the polarizer will make the picture cool, it is best to use it with an 81d. The weaker 8 1B or 8 1C is usually used with the gray gradient lens.

The most successful use of the filter is that the obtained image makes people unaware of the use of the filter. Many photographers like to add orange mirrors and sunset mirrors to emphasize the atmosphere, but the results are all false. In fact, in prime time, natural faces are just as spectacular without any makeup.

In addition, the issue of exposure can not be ignored. If possible, it is best to use a hand-held spotlight to take readings at neutral tones in the picture, such as grass in the landscape or stone walls of buildings. When using the filter, its compensation factor should be considered. For example, if you use a polarizer and an 8 1C warm-tone filter at the same time, you need to increase the exposure by 2.5 levels. It is best to take more exposure shots by surround method to ensure that the pictures that should not be missed are foolproof.