outdoor photography

After attending my camera club monthly competition. I witnessed some outstanding outdoor Landcape and architecture shots. I thought I may have a go trying this type of shot. I was wondering if people would now consider it too late in the year, to try this. My reasoning good lighting conditions would be very minimal now the nights are closing in. Also coupled with bland skies. What do you think ? Or are we now into the wintery scenes...

Now is just the start of the best lighting, autumn colours and crisp, clear winter days (hopefully), sunrises and sunsets are also often more dramatic in the winter months - the problem and fun about landscape photography is you never quite know what (or if) you'll get, I actually take the vast majority of my photos between October and April

Simon

Well it is too late for summer type landscapes, but the chance of superb light and wonderful autumn colours still exists, even in Manchester .
The advantage of this time of year as that you don't have to get up ridiculously early for the morning "golden hour", nor do you have to stay out late for wonderful warm evening light.

Stormy skies make for more interest than bland blues or greys, and landscapes do not have to have sky in them!

get out there and give it a go.
If you want to see some wonderful landscapes with differing light have a look at simonkit's website.

Like Gwyn, I think it is probably too late for 'summer' landscapes, although I anticipate that 'other' landscape shots will be there to be had in spades. Just this week there has been some amazing light in London on my way into work - especially for the two warmer days at the start of the week. There was a ton on photographers on London Bridge on Monday morning watching the sun come up! And Just around now Richmond park in the morning is getting shrouded with mist and dew, and the early sun is beaming through the trees in shafts... I just wish I could do it justice Showery days can also make for some great cloud formations which will be good for big skies, and if the colours seem subdued or bland, then try some black and white or mono...

Regards

I'm generally not so keen on summer landscapes, apart from summer storms. I much prefer the light from the solstice onwards. Unfortunately autumn colours are looking rubbish here, but I like how trees give up their form in winter.

Agree with all of the above. Autumn (and winter) can provide some foul weather that can give great landscape photos. IMO there is no closed season for landscape photography.

A couple of things I find very useful, if not essential, for landscapes are the relevant OS map and this http://stephentrainor.com/tools

Dave

hello Stub

I took this a few years ago in December 2006 with a Pentax DS

Grab the moment I say and keep chasing the light


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Dave

My best photographs were taken mid-winter. I find summer doesn't suit me at all, photographically.

K.