Blue Sky under harsh sun conditions

BlueSX · Jul 23, 2010

Hi All

About to leave on a trip around Greece for a 3 weeks period and will be taking photos mid day under harsh sun conditions.

Do you recommend any filters to go on my 5D2 camera?

I already have UV filter on my 24-105L lens...do you recommend polarizing filters ?

If yes what make and model,

many thanks.....your help is always appriciated

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mad1den · Jul 23, 2010

I would bring ND filters.

Michael G2 · Jul 23, 2010

Expensive, but have saved many images in those situations.
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CameraCarl · Jul 23, 2010

Photographing at noon under a full sun can be quite difficult. A polarizing filter can help to a certain extent to cut glare and saturate colors. For example, red tile roofs can benefit from a polarizer. But you have to be careful not to make the blue sky turn black. A graduated ND filter may help but they are a bit of a hassle to use when taking vacation photos. I think your most important accessory will be the lens hood: use it every time. With bright white buildings and deep blue skies, be careful about highlights and shadows. You might want to take multiple images at different exposures to capture highlights and shadows and use HDR when you get home. Watch the histogram.

Jim Bianchi65297 · Jul 23, 2010

When I lived there in the 90's I used ND filters, a polarizer and a Skylight filter and Fuji 100 or 160 Film.

If I was going back I would use polerizer and shoot only RAW and spot meter.

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Jim Bianchi
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dwa652 · Jul 23, 2010

CameraCarl said:
Photographing at noon under a full sun can be quite difficult. A polarizing filter can help to a certain extent to cut glare and saturate colors. For example, red tile roofs can benefit from a polarizer. But you have to be careful not to make the blue sky turn black. A graduated ND filter may help but they are a bit of a hassle to use when taking vacation photos. I think your most important accessory will be the lens hood: use it every time. With bright white buildings and deep blue skies, be careful about highlights and shadows. You might want to take multiple images at different exposures to capture highlights and shadows and use HDR when you get home. Watch the histogram.

I echo this advice. Bracket your exposures and bring a tripod too if you can.
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Don Allen
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OwenG · Jul 24, 2010

I'm based in a similar climate, use an ND filter preferably variable. If lots of sky and water then use a polarizer and take bracketed shots (always).

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