aaron_mccormick Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 <p>Off the top of my head, I would just call the weather "slightly overcast", and the lighting condition as "slightly diffused", but I wanted to know if there is a more technical term for it. I was shooting outdoors and the light conditions were great, because the sun was shining. However, I did not have to worry about harsh/ dark shadows, because instead of the sky being "partly cloudy" there was a thin haze of clouds high up in the atmosphere, allowing for mostly direct sunlight, but slightly diffused throughout the entire day.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelChang Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 <p>I don't know that there are any technical terms to describe ones observed atmospheric lighting conditions; more appropriately one infers the lighting condition from the observed cloud-type. See:<br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cloud_types">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cloud_types </a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron_mccormick Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 <p><em><strong>*SOLVED</strong></em>*<br /><br /><br />Thank you. I researched your link. I don't know how popular I am going to be using strictly latin names, but it looks like I am somewhere at the level of <strong><em>Genus cirrostratus</em></strong><em><strong>, </strong></em>more specifically<em><strong> <a title="Cirrostratus nebulosus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrostratus_nebulosus">Cirrostratus nebulosus!.<br /><br /></a></strong></em><br /> And to back up my claim, I believe that it's true.. that this was an incident of:<em><strong><br /><br /> </strong></em>"precursor to rain or <a title="Snow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow">snow</a> if it thickens into mid-level altostratus and eventually nimbostratus as the <a title="Weather front" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_front">weather front</a> moves closer to the observer."<em><strong><br /></strong></em><br /> <em><strong><br /></strong></em></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry_grim Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 You may be interested in Atmospheric Optics website... http://atoptics.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry_grim Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Here is another site...Cloud Appreciation Society: http://cloudappreciationsociety.org/gallery/#p=1&i=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron_mccormick Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 <p>Thanks, Kerry. It's amazing how many different weather situations there are out there, most of which do not even apply to New England. However, the links you provided offer some insight in regards to different photographic opportunities.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrum Kelly Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 <p>"Sunny sixteen" drops back to f/11 or f/8, depending on how thick the cirrostratus haze is.</p> <p>--Lannie</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_s Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 <p>What Lanny said. I figure there's about a stop between hazy-with-shadow and hazy-no-shadow. Unfortunately, at my latitude, it's more like Sunny 8 right now. :>(</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q.g._de_bakker Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 "Good meter" remains constant, no matter what weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now