The sun was certainly shining bright this last week, All day, everyday. So, would this light be ok to shoot textures as well? Or would the harsh daylight just ruin every subtlety, as I suggested last week? So, instead of contemplating this matter, I just grabbed my camera and went on a bright morning to the Ouse Valley park. And my hopes were not that high.

I was indeed very surprised. The park laid very lush and enjoyable in front of me, despite the fairly harsh mid morning sun. This made for some really nice snaps. Not bad I thought. But when I walked around a hedge, I saw this really stunning green meadow in front of me. And yes, there it was: the texture I was looking for without knowing it: juicy green grass.

As I went to work and "working the scene" I soon regretted not to bring my tripod. I would have loved to experiment with ND and polarising filters. The light and the resulting shutter speeds photographing the grass did not allow that though with the f-stop I wanted to use. Even there I had to compromise. Oh well. Just one of those situations I had to deal with.

You can see the outcome below: I like this image. A simple texture. No real focal point for the viewer. All colours within the same family. No highlights or black shadows. Just a texture. Photographed mid morning…

Tags: Photo Shoots, Photography, Light Conditions