Really strange question

[Tight Knot]

Hi all,

I'm heading out tomorrow to shoot some ancient Roman ruins, and was hoping for some tips. General, specific, anything you can think of.

 

[Derosa]

Strange? No. Vague? Perhaps. My suggestion would be to go just before sunrise or just after sunset. Take a tripod. Look for uncommon perspectives to photograph.

 

[Tight Knot]

Strange? No. Vague? Perhaps. My suggestion would be to go just before sunrise or just after sunset. Take a tripod. Look for uncommon perspectives to photograph.

Now that I look back at what I wrote, "Extremely Vague", would have been more appropriate, I was hoping for some answers from people who specifically go after this kind of photography. It can be very difficult to capture the ruins without them coming out as a meaningless blob with everything running into each other. Because most of the colours are the same, angles and perspectives don't come out as sharp and delineated as I would wish to clearly show the ruins. I was hoping for some specific advice.

 

[sleist]

Shoot early or late in the day when the light is most interesting. Kinda basic advice, but it's very true. Mid-day shoot will end up looking flat and uninspired. Also, don't get caught up in fitting everything into a single frame. Get some close-ups and interesting perspectives. Bring a fast lens for any darker interior shots that may pop up and if you have a ND filter, it will help you to use a larger aperture in brighter sunlight so you will be able to more create subject isolation than if you were stuck at F8 or F10.

Have fun!

 

[Robin Usagani]

Some scene it is probably difficult to shoot without HDR.

 

[Trever1t]

take your widest and fastest lenses. A good tripod and as suggested above, go when light is at an angle.

 

[Tight Knot]

Shoot early or late in the day when the light is most interesting. Kinda basic advice, but it's very true. Mid-day shoot will end up looking flat and uninspired. Also, don't get caught up in fitting everything into a single frame. Get some close-ups and interesting perspectives. Bring a fast lens for any darker interior shots that may pop up and if you have a ND filter, it will help you to use a larger aperture in brighter sunlight so you will be able to more create subject isolation than if you were stuck at F8 or F10.

Have fun!

Great ideas, thanks. Unfortunately I don't have an ND filter, it's on order, but the fast lenses I have should do well.

Some scene it is probably difficult to shoot without HDR.

Thanks.HDR's are my favourites. We'll see how they come out.

take your widest and fastest lenses. A good tripod and as suggested above, go when light is at an angle.

Shall do. Thanks.