What's your favourite shooting weather?

[johnnyrod]

Do you wait for an f16 day, do you shoot in anything, do you have pet loves or hates of types of weather for getting your pictures? I think I'm right in saying that the vast majority here are shooters in available light only rather than a lot of indoor flash or fill flash, so the ambient conditions are going to be important to you.

right now I'm looking out the window and it's bright but overcast, no distinct shadows really, and the colours all seem a bit muted. Maybe it's a good day for something?

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

Sunny mornings and evenings are often perfect for colour, obviously including landscape. On the other hand if one is not including too much sky, overcast can make exposing colour transparency easier due to reduced range of contrast in the scene. Depending on subject and/or one's own preference it can also be a time to work in black and white.

It's a case of working to the strengths of the weather you get, if you want to come home with something decent.
Cheers
Brett

 

[airfrogusmc]

I like overcast and I shoot mostly B&W now. There is a quality to the light when shooting color on heavy overcast days that is very saturated. We are not alone Ernst Haas preferred overcast to.

 

[grouchos_tash]

We don't have Sunny f16 in North East England, it's more like Sunny f8 so I take whatever weather I can get. The only thing that bothers me is rain, I'm not keen on getting my camera wet, and after, there's too much mud!

 

[rbsinto]

Overcast cloudy, shadowless days are my favorite conditions to shoot in.

 

[Lauffray]

I like overcast and slightly dark, like a winter morning, early evening or foggy weather.
I also like sunny with clear cut shadows

Doom and Gloom... Mist and Fog for Atmosphere
Parched Drenched Sunlight .... For hi Contrast
Low, low light ... For Rich Inky Blacks and the Beauty of what little Light comes thru

Crazy Gurl I am
Though any weather works as long as I 'see' the shot

sounds perfect to me 🙂

 

[jsrockit]

Anything but rainy days generally... and then sometimes even on rainy days.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Sunny, with deep blue sky and juicy clouds. For open space landscape.
I also like abnormal weather because it makes difference. Fog and pre-storm light.
Overcast, no shadows gives me easy time on the street, I don't have to check for sun on faces.

But 27+C and higher is not the weather I could handle well with camera...

 

[Jockos]

Overcast with no wind please! A quiet drizzle doesn't bother me either.
Ironic that I don't like the wind since I've only been living at the coasts and on the highlands..

 

[robert blu]

overcast, clouds, not too much sun...
robert

 

[kiemchacsu]

what ever it is, but i try to avoid hash sun, hot/humid weather, cold/windy

 

[charjohncarter]

In California at least where I live, you better like shooting in full sun (and no clouds). But I like rainy days best; B&W and Color. So this year has been great we have had many dark rainy days, and it will be raining again this afternoon.

I remember reading one of those simple brochures from Kodak about 60 years ago that encouraged people to shoot in cloudy weather. They claimed slide film and color negatives both gave more saturated colors. Maybe they were just trying to sell film in the winter.

 

[back alley]

...with a tip of the cap to al sleet, hippy dippy weatherman...
i like dark, getting darker leading to bright, getting brighter...

but seriously...i love the fog but we don't get much of it here.

 

[narsuitus]

Any weather as long as I am getting paid.

 

[Vics]

Now I'm shooting only Velvia 50, so I look for overcast and avoid the middle of the day. Shooting for the most saturated color I can get. Sunshine produces too many white reflections on foliage, etc.

 

[css9450]

-Cold, clear sunny winter days after a snowfall.
-Cool, calm nights with a full moon for my night photography/light painting.
-Weak hazy sun or bright overcast for indoor urban exploration photography.

 

[ForestCap]

Urban or nature, I like it when it's misty.

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[lynnb]

"Interesting" weather.. I'm with Helen..

 

[kossi008]

For city shooting: Sun coming through dark clouds after a rain (so the pavement is still wet) would be my absolute favorite. Throw in some mist, and I'm hooked...

 

[lxmike]

overcast, gloomy or misty are my favorites conditions🙂