Better pictures at noon

zubr

New member
Hi,

in some situations I cannot avoid to take pictures at around noon. The obvious result as a matter of the non optimal light are "pale" pictures.

To avoid this effect and to improve the quality of the picture I always try to take the picture with the sun in my back and with ISO 100. Also I set the picture mode to "Vivid" and set an underexposure of -1/3. However the pictures are still to bright and far from optimal. Here is an example:

https://s9.postimg.org/al8iuvqvz/Rapa_Nui.jpg

In particular, the grass and the status in the foreground are too bright.

What can I do to improve the quality of pictures taken at noon time? Can I use different setting or even use a specific lens filter?

Thank you.
Chris
 

zubr

New member
Better pictures at noon time

Hi,

in some situations I cannot avoid to take pictures at around noon. The obvious result as a matter of the non optimal light are "pale" pictures.

To avoid this effect and to improve the quality of the picture I always try to take the picture with the sun in my back and with ISO 100. Also I set the picture mode to "Vivid" and set an underexposure of -1/3. However the pictures are still to bright and far from optimal. Here is an example:

https://s9.postimg.org/al8iuvqvz/Rapa_Nui.jpg

In particular, the grass and the status in the foreground are too bright.

What can I do to improve the quality of pictures taken at noon time? Can I use different setting or even use a specific lens filter?

Thank you.
Chris
 

Horoscope Fish

Senior Member
Hi,

in some situations I cannot avoid to take pictures at around noon. The obvious result as a matter of the non optimal light are "pale" pictures.

To avoid this effect and to improve the quality of the picture I always try to take the picture with the sun in my back and with ISO 100. Also I set the picture mode to "Vivid" and set an underexposure of -1/3. However the pictures are still to bright and far from optimal. Here is an example:

https://s9.postimg.org/al8iuvqvz/Rapa_Nui.jpg

In particular, the grass and the status in the foreground are too bright.

What can I do to improve the quality of pictures taken at noon time? Can I use different setting or even use a specific lens filter?

Thank you.
Chris
Usng a CPL might help, but crappy light is crappy light. What's killing that shot, IMO, are the shadows falling across the faces of the statues. You could bring them up with some post processing but that too can only do so much.

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Bob Blaylock

Senior Member
Re: Better pictures at noon time

Hi,

in some situations I cannot avoid to take pictures at around noon. The obvious result as a matter of the non optimal light are "pale" pictures.

To avoid this effect and to improve the quality of the picture I always try to take the picture with the sun in my back and with ISO 100. Also I set the picture mode to "Vivid" and set an underexposure of -1/3. However the pictures are still to bright and far from optimal. Here is an example:

https://s9.postimg.org/al8iuvqvz/Rapa_Nui.jpg

In particular, the grass and the status in the foreground are too bright.

What can I do to improve the quality of pictures taken at noon time? Can I use different setting or even use a specific lens filter?

Thank you.
Chris

See my reply here, in your other thread.
 

Bob Blaylock

Senior Member
Hi,

in some situations I cannot avoid to take pictures at around noon. The obvious result as a matter of the non optimal light are "pale" pictures.

To avoid this effect and to improve the quality of the picture I always try to take the picture with the sun in my back and with ISO 100. Also I set the picture mode to "Vivid" and set an underexposure of -1/3. However the pictures are still to bright and far from optimal. Here is an example:

https://s9.postimg.org/al8iuvqvz/Rapa_Nui.jpg

In particular, the grass and the status in the foreground are too bright.

What can I do to improve the quality of pictures taken at noon time? Can I use different setting or even use a specific lens filter?

Thank you.
Chris

See my reply here, in your other thread.
 

zubr

New member
Thank you very much for your answer.

I think that I will first try a polarization filter. Currently I am on a longer trip and find only circular "non-variable" filter here in the shops (i.e. I cannot modify the degress). Is such a filter sufficient or would you highly recommend a variable one?

Chris
 

480sparky

Senior Member
Thank you very much for your answer.

I think that I will first try a polarization filter. Currently I am on a longer trip and find only circular "non-variable" filter here in the shops (i.e. I cannot modify the degress). Is such a filter sufficient or would you highly recommend a variable one?

Chris

Polarizers are not 'variable'. Someone is confusing them with Neutral Density filters. Similar, but totally different animals.

I cannot fathom a polarizer that cannot be rotated ("modify the degrees"). That defeats the entire function of the filter.
 

Bikerbrent

Senior Member
Re: Better pictures at noon time

Which thread should I answer?

Better pictures at noon time

-OR-

Better pictures at noon

Please don't double post!
 

zubr

New member
Hi,

sorry for the confussion with the 2 threats. I had some problems with the login procedure. In the future I will only post to this thread.

I have now bought a cellurar polarisation filter. As I already have an UV filter, I have two questions on that:

1) Should I use both filter, e.g. attach the polarisation filter on top of the UV filter? Or is the use of both filter not recommended and I should only use the new filter?
2) Based on my first experience the polarisation filter does a good job or at least does now reduce the quality of the pictures. To avoid a frequent removal and attachment of the new filter, I though of keeping the filter all the time. Is this a good idea or are there situatations where the use of the polarisation filter will significantly reduce the picture quality?

Thank you.
 

cwgrizz

Senior Member
Challenge Team
Personally, I would use one or the other. I have a CPL filter that stays on my 18-55mm lens. I use the UV filter on the other lenses. I have a CPL for my 70-300, but found the way I shoot, it really almost got in the way because of the different angles from the sun I was shooting and no time to change it.

I could very well be wrong, but I don't see the point of using both filters at the same time. The UV filter helps with skys etc and so does the CPL only it can be adjusted to vary the amount of separation you want.
 

Bikerbrent

Senior Member
I could very well be wrong, but I don't see the point of using both filters at the same time. The UV filter helps with skys etc and so does the CPL only it can be adjusted to vary the amount of separation you want.

The UV filter is on the lens all the time to act as transparent lens cap to protect the lens. I know using this filter in this manner is the subject of some debate now days, but this was highly recommended when I started in photography and old habits die hard. I usually leave it on and just add the CPL
 

cwgrizz

Senior Member
Challenge Team
@Bikerbrent
I agree with you on the UV filter as that was what I was always taught too, however the difference in our thinking is that I remove the UV filter when I use the CPL. Not that it is the best or matters, just the way I have done it. Ha!
 

Scott Murray

Senior Member
I cannot see the image due to hosting and my works internet but the sounds of it you could try and over power the sun using faster shutter speed and speedlights/strobes. Please upload the image to Nikonites so that I can give you better advice.
 
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