Comments on: What to photograph on an overcast day

By: muthuswamy.A.

muthuswamy.A. — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:43:59 +0000

Your examples are appropriate .This lighting is good for portrait also.Thanks.

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By: ratkellar

ratkellar — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:22:38 +0000

Autumn colors can also be more striking with an overcast sky as background. This surprised me since blue and orange are complementary colors.

By: sugavanam

sugavanam — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:42:14 +0000

In Bengal, during monsoon, it will b cloudy. I think now I can explore during that season and get some wonderful pics… Thanks once again for your article…

By: Rich Klein

Rich Klein — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:47:44 +0000

Use your camera on manual settings for aperture/shutter speed combination. Set the ISO on the lowest value possible. Use Neutral Density Filters and you will cut down the light so that you can use the slower shutter speeds/smaller aperture combinations that give you the smooth, flowing look of the water. Be sure you are on a tripod to minimize camera shake and use the mirror up mode if available and/or self timer. Sometimes a circular polarizer will cut down the light a bit but it may not help in bright sunlight to cut down the light enough.

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By: Pete Belardino

Pete Belardino — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:09:57 +0000

Good article Steve ! I was photographing a water fall the other day, and it was sunny ! I wanted the silky look to the water, but slowing down the shutter let in too much light ! I’ll have to try again on an overcast day ! Could I use any filters to achieve reduced light so I can slow the shutter right down ?

By: Tiberman Sajiwan Ramyead

Tiberman Sajiwan Ramyead — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:10:25 +0000

Yep – Over the years I have taken hundreds of shots of a garden by the sea, in the village I was born. Last Sunday was overcast; just clouds and no sky. I got fantastic shots (by my beginner standards); I could’nt believe it. And they were all on auto with ADL on.

By: Yoke

Yoke — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:26:42 +0000

dramatic coastal scenes, great to have some low clouds.

I’m still looking for clear RAW tutorials.

By: katerina

katerina — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:25:15 +0000

thank you steve for your help if you dont mind me asking you one more question..

exposure needs to be carefully calculated when using a filter and what?
in-camera meter
handheld meter
using a large eperture

and one more
special effects filters