Overcast Conditions.....

theblether · August 1, 2013

Remember I'm a rank amateur.......

I went out today to get some photos at the Siam Tulip Festival and gave up as the conditions were so overcast. Any tips?

samuijimmy · August 1, 2013

I would have thought overcast conditions would have been much better than having bright sun light, especially when taking pics of flowers...

It would he great to see some pics of the Tulip festival ... finding it strange it would be in August???

What say you dancealot?

theblether · August 2, 2013

Hmmm.....well I did say I was a rank amateur.

Right I'll go back over tomorrow and try again.

GirlDrinkDrunk · August 2, 2013

try taking bracketed shots and combining them as hdr.

overcast shots can provide great lighting, however only if you can manage to avoid the sky in the photos as it generally just turns into one big blown highlight.

I generally stop my exposure down 1, and brighten the image later if necessary

Edited August 2, 2013 by GirlDrinkDrunk

fabianfred · August 9, 2013

thought this was a subject matter...oops..

samuijimmy · August 10, 2013

Guessing theblether, did not go back? Judging from some other images posted in Isaan section ...they should be good!

Flying a wind surfing kite in overcast conditions! South Samui.

theblether · August 11, 2013

I was away for a few days to a cave monastery, ( photos to follow ) and the conditions were ridiculous!! I tried my best though

I'll go back to the flower festival this week and see what I can do

Edited August 11, 2013 by theblether

samuijimmy · August 11, 2013

you make sure you do!

So a bit storm heading towards Koh Phangan this afternoon, looks like a monster! taken from Maenam beach Samui.

Half way to KP

It's headed toward that fire! (on KP)

I suspect KP got a bit of rain ! Soon after this was taken you could not see any of the island !

Dancealot · August 14, 2013

I would have thought overcast conditions would have been much better than having bright sun light, especially when taking pics of flowers...

It would he great to see some pics of the Tulip festival ... finding it strange it would be in August???

What say you dancealot?

DAL had to google overcast conditions first..

A nice background clear sky will add to the romance of the picture of a tulip, surely.. I focused on the flowers when it was cloudy instead of the sky.

Dancealot · August 14, 2013

Good effort, Jimmy! I hope theblether could make some pic of the tulips, after all.

Dancealot · August 14, 2013

try taking bracketed shots and combining them as hdr.

overcast shots can provide great lighting, however only if you can manage to avoid the sky in the photos as it generally just turns into one big blown highlight.

I generally stop my exposure down 1, and brighten the image later if necessary

That's a good lesson, GDD.

Goompa · September 3, 2013

Sorry good people , trying to come to terms with overcast !

Please try to enlighten me before I get to google , opinion is better in my be belief .

To the viewer be the judge.

Is this overcast ?

Goompa · September 3, 2013

Or is this overcast ?

Dancealot · September 3, 2013

Or is this overcast ?

The 2nd is closer..

MJP · September 3, 2013

The wonders of Lightroom 5!

I took this on the grayest of days in the UK, then post-processed to rid the grey sky to a summer blue.

Edited September 3, 2013 by MJP

MJP · September 8, 2013

It's disappointingly overcast at the moment . . . .

On the boat between Ban Phe and Koh Samet.

Pentax K-5 IIs with Pentax FA 77mm f1.8 Limited. Cropped.

fabianfred · September 17, 2013

sunshine51 · September 18, 2013

you make sure you do!

So a bit storm heading towards Koh Phangan this afternoon, looks like a monster! taken from Maenam beach Samui.

Half way to KP

It's headed toward that fire! (on KP)

I suspect KP got a bit of rain ! Soon after this was taken you could not see any of the island !

Somebody gonna get wet!!!!