Season - seasons can play a huge part in out door photography - this is particularly
so where there is greater seasonal changes. Many photographers in
temperate regions love early spring light where the angle of the sun
is lower in the sky for longer in the day - or perhaps the autumn
light.
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Intensity - this is how intense the light is - while we need a certain intensity of light to be able to take photographs,
it is supervising how long the effect of evening sunlight extends
into the night. With a long exposure it is possible to make images
into the night. As the light levels fall there is a dramatic change
in the color quality of the light.
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Direction - where the sun is in relation to the camera view point and the subject
- this has several dimensions like how high the sun is in the sky
and the angle it is shinning onto the subject
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Quality
of light - diffuse light through clouds or direct from the sun
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Angle of light
Consider also how the light from the sun changes angle. During the morning it is much lower and casts long shadows across the ground – which can be dramatic - while during the middle of the day the shadows are much shorter with the higher angle of the sun. This also changes with the seasons; in summer the sun gets much higher in the sky. Some photographers like working with autumn or spring light.
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Latitude on the Earth
In the tropics it is quite different to temperate areas. Clouds and pollution break up light and make it diffuse. Even humidity in the atmosphere means we get different images in the humid tropics to the images we might make in the clear air of the desert on a sunny day. |
Abil Duhbi
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Atmosphere
Recently the dust storm created a wired red light in the sky over much of Victoria, we might also see pecluluar lighting duing a burn off or bush fire when there is a huge amount of smoke in the air. |
Sun through bush fire smoke
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