No such thing as bad weather

Very nice entry. Some great images on there too. - I take it they're yours?

Some useful tips too. Have you posted some of the pictures from you little adventure?? :)
 
Great Blog......Bookmarked!
 
norvic-boy said:
Very nice entry. Some great images on there too. - I take it they're yours?
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Yep. ;)
Some useful tips too. Have you posted some of the pictures from you little adventure?? :)
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The one included in the article is from that adventure and as you asked, here is a couple of images. They were taken with my G11 toy. ;)

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That phrase sounds quite cute, but actually there's quite a lot of bad weather about. Would you have taken those pictures if it had been peeing down with rain and blowing a gale? No. Would you have taken thise pics if the sun had been blaring down out of a clear blue sky at mid-day in mid-summer? No.

I rest my case. Bad weather exists. It's just not always what normal folks describe as bad weather. Maybe it should be re-defined, not deleted?
 
jerry12953 said:
That phrase sounds quite cute, but actually there's quite a lot of bad weather about. Would you have taken those pictures if it had been peeing down with rain and blowing a gale? No. Would you have taken thise pics if the sun had been blaring down out of a clear blue sky at mid-day in mid-summer? No.

I rest my case. Bad weather exists. It's just not always what normal folks describe as bad weather. Maybe it should be re-defined, not deleted?
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You missed the point...completely.

To quote from the article...

Of course to us landscape photographers, good weather usually means good light
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Of course you will not take any pictures in heavy rain or under high winds.
I rest my case. ;)
 
but actually there's quite a lot of bad weather about.
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I'm not wanting to cause an arguement, but in my opinion there is just weather.

"Bad weather" is classed as opinion, because I love weather (its what I want to do at Uni) I thoroughly enjoy a good torrential downpour, and photographing in it is a bonus! Some of the photographs I've also seen in pouring rain are fantastic, and ones taken in the sun that had been blaring down out of a clear blue sky at mid-day in mid-summer.

Like I'd said, "Bad weather" and "good weather" are a shear matter of opinion.

Not jumping to conclusions but do you only get the camera out in fine weather?


Nice pictures dimitri. :)
 
norvic-boy said:
I'm not wanting to cause an arguement, but in my opinion there is just weather.

"Bad weather" is classed as opinion, because I love weather (its what I want to do at Uni) I thoroughly enjoy a good torrential downpour, and photographing in it is a bonus! Some of the photographs I've also seen in pouring rain are fantastic, and ones taken in the sun that had been blaring down out of a clear blue sky at mid-day in mid-summer.

Like I'd said, "Bad weather" and "good weather" are a shear matter of opinion.

Not jumping to conclusions but do you only get the camera out in fine weather?


Nice pictures dimitri. :)
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Oh dear.....:exit:
 
But then one person's good light is another's not-that-good light!
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I forgot to mention... the definitions of 'good' and 'bad' vary from person to person... Tis' all I'm going to say!

Maybe I just wanted an argument......
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Had a bad day??

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Oh dear.... :exit:
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Hey... Look I'm not on anyones side here... I'm just saying "Good" and "Bad" weather varies from person to person!
 
jerry12953 said:
Actually there's an interesting discussion to be had here, but I'm going out. The light's great!
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Lol. Enjoy your outing. I must admit the sunset is quite nice over this side of the country too... I wasn't trying to make an argument, but I feel 'bad' and 'good' vary from person to person... :D
 
jerry12953 said:
Actually there's an interesting discussion to be had here, but I'm going out. The light's great!
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PMSL,
I kind of see where jerry is coming from here. :thumbs:

However Dimitri, you have me now digging out the flask from the kitchen cupboard and have actually made the change for me to go out tomorrow as opposed to working indoors. For that I salute you :)

although don't hold your breath for "Award Winning" pictures... :lol::lol::lol:
 
wrx_dazza said:
PMSL,
I kind of see where jerry is coming from here. :thumbs:

However Dimitri, you have me now digging out the flask from the kitchen cupboard and have actually made the change for me to go out tomorrow as opposed to working indoors. For that I salute you :)

although don't hold your breath for "Award Winning" pictures... :lol::lol::lol:
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They don't have to be. ;)
 
"There's no such thing as bad weather... just inappropriate clothing" ;)

I can't remember who actually spouted that quote but generally speaking, I agree with it. To prove a point, I took a hike up CadWest yesterday. It was relatively warm when I left Aberystwyth but it was bloody freezing on top of CadWest (we were above the snow line). Although I'm the kind of person who'll quite happily walk around in jeans and trainers for most of the year, there's no way I'd have ventured up there without decent gear on... I guess it all depends on the individual. One man's good weather is another's bad.

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Just to go back to the original point of this thread, we do need to distinguish between light and weather, and I think this is where Dimitri's blog post falls down.

There's all sorts of weather, good and bad, but it doesn't always coincide with the equivalent good or bad light.

Good weather as commonly understood can be absolutely awful for landscape photography. I'm talking about lovely warm, high-pressure, clear blue sky conditions. Everybody loves it except the landscape photographer! Nothing is as frustrating as trying to take pictures in it. Good weather can = bad light.

Bad weather often does equal bad light, the obvious example being wind and rain. Other "bad" weather, such as the cold, snow and frost we've had such a lot of this winter, is often really "good" for the landscape photographer. In his blog Dimitri has demonstrated the types of image that can be taken in snowy conditions and under cloudy skies.

Other weather conditions can often be great for photographing details, woodland, waterfalls, etc as mentioned by Dimitri, but they would not necessarily be recognised as "good" weather by Joe Public.

I'm often also surprised by how often landscape photographers (even the most well known) will avoid anything BUT the golden hours around sunset or dawn. For a lot of subject matter it is definitely not the best time of day.

Well, that's what I would have said yesterday if I'd thought about it a bit more....:lol:
 
jerry12953 said:
Just to go back to the original point of this thread, we do need to distinguish between light and weather, and I think this is where Dimitri's blog post falls down.

There's all sorts of weather, good and bad, but it doesn't always coincide with the equivalent good or bad light.

Good weather as commonly understood can be absolutely awful for landscape photography. I'm talking about lovely warm, high-pressure, clear blue sky conditions. Everybody loves it except the landscape photographer! Nothing is as frustrating as trying to take pictures in it. Good weather can = bad light.

Bad weather often does equal bad light, the obvious example being wind and rain. Other "bad" weather, such as the cold, snow and frost we've had such a lot of this winter, is often really "good" for the landscape photographer. In his blog Dimitri has demonstrated the types of image that can be taken in snowy conditions and under cloudy skies.

Other weather conditions can often be great for photographing details, woodland, waterfalls, etc as mentioned by Dimitri, but they would not necessarily be recognised as "good" weather by Joe Public.

I'm often also surprised by how often landscape photographers (even the most well known) will avoid anything BUT the golden hours around sunset or dawn. For a lot of subject matter it is definitely not the best time of day.

Well, that's what I would have said yesterday if I'd thought about it a bit more....:lol:
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Lol. And very nicely said. Great picture too... I went out this evening after college but missed the sunset by literally minutes...!:bang:

With the above I understand where you're coming from! :D
 
norvic-boy said:
Lol. And very nicely said. Great picture too... I went out this evening after college but missed the sunset by literally minutes...!:bang:

With the above I understand where you're coming from! :D
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***! Another Aber photographer...I arrived at the pier last night to find Keith Morris and Janet Baxter already there......:eek:

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jerry12953 said:
***! Another Aber photographer...I arrived at the pier last night to find Keith Morris and Janet Baxter already there......:eek:

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I'm not surprised that Keith was lurking about... He's usually to be found wandering along the prom somewhere with either his Leica or his D3 slung around his neck! ;)

Having said that, I've not seen him for a while (I must keep missing him)! :D
 
Nice blog, Dimitri. I have to agree with your point. I try to think less in terms of "the light is no good" and more in terms "the light is no good for what I'd planned. I need to try something different instead. I think I've got photos I'm happy with from more or less every weather condition imaginable. If anything stops me from getting the camera out it's if the rain is so heavy my state of the art plastic-bags-and-elastic-bands protection system isn't enough to keep the thing dry.

Ps. Just peeked at your gallery. Very nice! Have you got a flickr account? I would love to follow your stuff on there. found you.
 
i'm just a beginner, but i found the blog interesting and informative. :thumbs:
 
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