Hcor.net Forum Index -> Photography -> How do you deal with high contrast lighting?       View previous topic :: View next topic  How do you deal with high contrast lighting? Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 8:56 am ssk Bomber   Joined: Sep 12, 2002 Posts: 81 Location: identi-haus in the burbs I know using a fill flash probably would help balance light out, but are there any tricks to I can do without a flash? Here are some examples from this weekend. A really bad example (shot of me) _________________ This time of year it is getting very buggy and very snakey and there is a lot of foliage Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 10:06 am Toshi Kingpin   Joined: Sep 6, 2002 Posts: 2074 Location: seattle sometimes there is nothing you can do but wait for (or create) better light. Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 12:17 pm dump All-City   Joined: Sep 9, 2002 Posts: 1285 Location: unnamed it's tough... the best thing you can do is try to get closer... you did a nice job of lighting them w/ the streams of sunlight through the trees... good job regardless. _________________ i'm out Re: How do you deal with high contrast lighting? Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 1:05 pm ssk Bomber   Joined: Sep 12, 2002 Posts: 81 Location: identi-haus in the burbs Thanks guys. I took a few more shots about an hour later and the light was a bit better. I haven't really spent anytime playing with color in the shots. They are too yellow for my tastes. _________________ This time of year it is getting very buggy and very snakey and there is a lot of foliage Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:12 pm wish_I_was_thor_wixom Burner   Joined: Jul 14, 2004 Posts: 329 You could always just stop down a tiny bit.

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 7:32 pm

BostonBullit All-City   Joined: Sep 8, 2002 Posts: 1075 Location: Boston, MA the problem with simply stopping down is that you're still going to have a lot of contrast, it'll just be darker. Toshi got it right, your option is to wait for better light or make it yourself. in most mountain bike situations you can't do the latter so you're stuck with the former. as a rule of thumb: never shoot photos at noon

How do you deal with high contrast lighting?

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