Oh, what do you do when it is grey and dull out?

[Griffin]

Go out early and shoot color!


Morning Glory, Alblasserwaard 01 by Griph010, on Flickr


Morning Glory, Alblasserwaard 02 by Griph010, on Flickr

 

[collum]

love the mood, light, composition in both of these.. fantastic images!!

Dull is great, a clear blue sky turns me off

Steve

 

[taskoni]

This is what I do, then blowing up the highlights as much as I can.

 

[totifoto]

love these!!!

 

[totifoto]

Oh, what do you do when it is grey and dull out?

Have sex 🙄

 

[Freakscene]

Develop longer.

Marty

 

[Bob Michaels]

That looks like a Fiat 131 Brava I used to own.

Lookalike problem. I took this photo in Moldova, the former USSR...it's a Lada...

Ladas are built using the original Fiat design and tooling that Russia bought when Fiat ceased production of that model. I have ridden in a lot of Lada's in Cuba. Spent my share to time sitting on the side of the road while the driver was under the hood getting them running again.

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Try shooting some portraits? Its like living in a huge softbox. 😉

Love portraits on overcast days!

Jan. I worked with her at a big-box store when I was in college over a decade ago. She still works there.

Gedda Starlin. We went to art school together. One of the most intelligent women I have ever known, and an extremely talented painter. I made this many years ago, when we were in school. She still looks the same, but with grayer hair.

My son at age 4, with his first camera, a Canon Owl. He has a Nikon D70 now, and a Kodak point-n-shoot digital.

 

[drew.saunders]

In the winters, our rainy season, I'll get some flowers from the nice Japanese ladies at the farmers' market and shoot them indoors.

Setup:

The backdrop is cheap felt from a fabric store. I got 2 yard pieces in white, grey and black, about $7 each if I remember. The lamps are cheap ones from Ikea with a little CF bulb in them, but at $10 each, I might get more of these LED lamps as well: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20169658/

Result:

Sometimes I use the Mamiya 645E and macro lens instead of the 4x5.

 

[Trius]

It was a dull, overcast day ...

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[jaredangle]

Shot the following image on a dull, completely overcast rainy day. The cloudyness more or less gives you a neutral slate to start from for contrast, so you have a maximum level of control with darkroom filters or curves in Photoshop.

 

[collum]

overcast

 

[redisburning]

really like that last one.

 

[ferider]

That's one of the best photos of Sutro Baths I've seen, Collum, thanks for sharing.

 

[collum]

That's one of the best photos of Sutro Baths I've seen, Collum, thanks for sharing.

Thanks all. Was M8, 15mm CV Infrared, just before dawn

 

[collum]

In a way, there is no excuse, it's more difficult for others ....

Beautiful mood. Well done!

 

[shadowfox]

That's a good way to spend a grey *and* rainy day 🙂

 

[ferider]

Beautiful mood. Well done!

Thanks.

This is a nice thread ....

 

[charjohncarter]

In California all my roll film is set for sunny days. When we get a dull grey I lift the ISO/EI to get more contrast unless I'm going to shoot the whole roll. I also use Efke 820IR if it is in the winter when the leaves have fallen. If I have transparency film or Portra 160NC I just meter and shoot:

 

[Freakscene]

In California all my roll film is set for sunny days. When we get a dull grey I lift the ISO/EI to get more contrast unless I'm going to shoot the whole roll. I also use Efke 820IR if it is in the winter when the leaves have fallen. If I have transparency film or Portra 160NC I just meter and shoot:

Persimmons! Mine are little green nuggets right now, but we're just going into summer. They won't be full-sized or ripe until next Autumn, maybe April 2012, most likely.

Marty