How to set parameters for shooting morning fog with Canon SLR?

There are many kinds of fog, which are influenced by many factors when shooting. It is not necessarily good for people with fog shooting experience to share parameters in time.

There are many kinds of fog, and the depth of fog determines the theme of shooting far and near scenes. The fog is mainly white and light gray, and there must be a dark scene to suppress the picture, otherwise the photo will fail because of insufficient strength. You can usually choose well-shaped branches, distinctive buildings, dark silhouette boats and so on. These heavy and dark parts are often the key to success, less should not be more.

The light used in foggy scenes is mainly backlight and side backlight. Under this lighting condition, fog has a texture and rich layering. If there are kitchen cigarettes or other cigarettes, the effect is better.

Exposure control, shooting foggy scenes usually adds 1-2 exposure to the data measured by the camera. Adjust according to the depth of fog and the amount of white on the picture, or even more. Only in this way can we see the flowers in the fog and not lose the level.

Master the shooting time, not too late. Seize the opportunity to grab the shot decisively before the fog clears and the sun rises too high. If you are in a mountainous area, you can master the best time of ten minutes before sunrise and half an hour after sunrise, and shoot more at one point and more at one scene.

Because of poor visibility, in order to have enough depth of field, the aperture is adjusted to F8 or F 1 1, and the shutter speed is slow, so a tripod must be used. At the same time, pay attention to the water vapor on the lens not to affect the clarity.

Try not to use a long focal length lens when shooting, because it will increase the density of fog and affect the performance of layering. Don't use yellow and red filters when shooting black and white film, it will eliminate the fog.

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Morning fog is easy to appear in mountainous areas, hills or lake puddles, and generally dissipates shortly after sunrise.

Different from foggy days, morning fog usually gathers in low-lying places, and tall trees and buildings will emerge on it, bringing fantastic visual wonders.

Morning fog easily reflects the colorful colors of morning light, and it is short-lived and fleeting, which is very popular among photographers. ?

The climate and terrain conditions in different regions are different, and the timing of morning fog is not easy to grasp, which is impossible for photographers to encounter. Once you meet, don't miss it easily.

The visual effect of fog is outstanding, but it is not very good in the shot picture. If you just shoot a piece of gray, you can't convey the feeling of fog, and it's easy for the audience to think it's just cloudy.

The key point of the technique is: choose dark objects with different distances as far as possible, and convey the sense of distance of fog through the change of the depth of the objects.

The height of morning fog is generally not too high. If possible, try to choose a higher shooting angle: scenes at different distances may "emerge" on the morning fog, resulting in a mirage effect.

Pay attention to exposure compensation when shooting, generally add 2/3 ~ 1 exposure, and the feeling of pure fog will be more fully expressed.