Seeing the world through amber tinted sunnies

marcdsgn · 01-06-2008, 08:06 PM

Being a cycling commuter in a rural area, I ride past some nice scenery early in the morning and late in the evening.

I never thought of taking any shots of this landscape as I'd become complacent about the commute. That changed after I bought a new pair of amber-tinted sunnies for riding in dim light. It's amazing how much more appealing any landscape can be when that cold blue haze is removed.

I use an 81C filter on my lens by default, as it softly lifts the colours in almost any landscape shot, but sometimes it's easy to miss a promising shot when your own eyes don't have that nice amber tint.

I'm now inclined to wear amber sunnies when ever I'm out on a casual photo-shoot so that I don't bypass some potential locations.

**Canada_Rockies** · 01-06-2008, 09:26 PM

Originally posted by marcdsgn

Being a cycling commuter in a rural area, I ride past some nice scenery early in the morning and late in the evening.

I never thought of taking any shots of this landscape as I'd become complacent about the commute. That changed after I bought a new pair of amber-tinted sunnies for riding in dim light. It's amazing how much more appealing any landscape can be when that cold blue haze is removed.

I use an 81C filter on my lens by default, as it softly lifts the colours in almost any landscape shot, but sometimes it's easy to miss a promising shot when your own eyes don't have that nice amber tint.

I'm now inclined to wear amber sunnies when ever I'm out on a casual photo-shoot so that I don't bypass some potential locations.

We have the same problems here at altitude. I have, as one of the many things to test, purchased a Hoya "Moose" Circular Polariser. This is a CPF with an 81A built in. There is a lot of UV with 1,300 meters (think 4,000 ft) or more of atmosphere removed, so to speak. I am hoping that in addition to the UV cutting of the polarizer, I can warm the images a bit. Wait for summer and I will try it out. Summer, you say? Yeah, the grizzlies are hungry in the Spring. We don't go up there.

bt*ist · 01-09-2008, 05:47 PM

I know! I went driving around country NSW a couple of years ago and I noticed afterwards that the views in my photos didn't look nearly as good as I'd remembered them. And it was because for almost the entire trip, I was wearing my (slightly red-tint) sunglasses in the hot, sunny weather

01-06-2008, 08:06 PM	#1
marcdsgn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery Posts: 265	Seeing the world through amber tinted sunnies Being a cycling commuter in a rural area, I ride past some nice scenery early in the morning and late in the evening. I never thought of taking any shots of this landscape as I'd become complacent about the commute. That changed after I bought a new pair of amber-tinted sunnies for riding in dim light. It's amazing how much more appealing any landscape can be when that cold blue haze is removed. I use an 81C filter on my lens by default, as it softly lifts the colours in almost any landscape shot, but sometimes it's easy to miss a promising shot when your own eyes don't have that nice amber tint. I'm now inclined to wear amber sunnies when ever I'm out on a casual photo-shoot so that I don't bypass some potential locations.

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01-06-2008, 09:26 PM	#2
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by marcdsgn Being a cycling commuter in a rural area, I ride past some nice scenery early in the morning and late in the evening. I never thought of taking any shots of this landscape as I'd become complacent about the commute. That changed after I bought a new pair of amber-tinted sunnies for riding in dim light. It's amazing how much more appealing any landscape can be when that cold blue haze is removed. I use an 81C filter on my lens by default, as it softly lifts the colours in almost any landscape shot, but sometimes it's easy to miss a promising shot when your own eyes don't have that nice amber tint. I'm now inclined to wear amber sunnies when ever I'm out on a casual photo-shoot so that I don't bypass some potential locations. We have the same problems here at altitude. I have, as one of the many things to test, purchased a Hoya "Moose" Circular Polariser. This is a CPF with an 81A built in. There is a lot of UV with 1,300 meters (think 4,000 ft) or more of atmosphere removed, so to speak. I am hoping that in addition to the UV cutting of the polarizer, I can warm the images a bit. Wait for summer and I will try it out. Summer, you say? Yeah, the grizzlies are hungry in the Spring. We don't go up there.

01-09-2008, 05:47 PM	#3
bt*ist Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 211	I know! I went driving around country NSW a couple of years ago and I noticed afterwards that the views in my photos didn't look nearly as good as I'd remembered them. And it was because for almost the entire trip, I was wearing my (slightly red-tint) sunglasses in the hot, sunny weather