On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 01:01:09AM +0000, [email protected] wrote: > Here's what you did: You shot at 7pm. That's probably less than an > hour before sundown at this time of year, so it's magic hour. The
This is what I've heard, and I often shoot a just before sunset, but I've never gotten "the magic" before. > sun is coming from the horizon, and it's filtered by a lot of > atmosphere. So the color is golden. You caught a bit of light spill > from open sky in the shade. That's like shooting with the ball down > in an open area. That's the best light you'll ever find. The > quantity and quality are partly dependent on atmospheric conditions > and the presence or absence of clouds, but it's the kind of light > that the best location shooters look for. Thanks. I noticed the light on the hillside behind the horses, which is a lot of what caught my eye, but when I was shooting, I didn't really notice the light on the horses. I've never really had "magic hour" work its magic before, so I didn't expect it to be so "magic". As was pointed out, I think that the open shade must have done a lot to help. So often around my house, I'm just down in a canyon of trees and don't get much light from the sky at that time of day. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen [email protected] http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
