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Heat Waves....
Randy Abrams, Photographer
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Bath | NY | US | Posted: 11:42 AM on 03.29.10 |
->> Wondering if anyone has any tricks so to speak of shooting at turf fields where you can see the heat waves rising up? I shot a lax game this weekend at a turf field (with black rubber infill). It was a cooler day with bright sun and you could see the heat waves radiating from the turf and all of the metal surfaces around the stadium (parked cars and metal buildings). Either I'm a little rusty (this was the first time back outside) or these heat waves actually played with my focus a little. Definitely gave some funky bokeh.
Can heat waves mess with the focus? |
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Al Goldis, Photographer
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East Lansing | MI | USA | Posted: 12:26 PM on 03.29.10 |
->> Sure. If you can see the heat waves messing with the light, so can the camera.
There's not much you can do other than don't shoot from as long distances in those conditions. Don't expect unaffected images if you do. |
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Max Waugh, Photographer
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Bothell | WA | USA | Posted: 1:03 PM on 03.29.10 |
| ->> I've dealt with the same thing shooting wildlife in Africa. As Al said, if you're far away there's not much you can do about it. |
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Juliann Tallino, Photographer
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Seattle | WA | USA | Posted: 5:26 PM on 03.29.10 |
| ->> yes, they will mess with focus. I like to shoot low, but on those types of fields on a hot day, I find that standing works best. The first 3 feet off the ground is the worst. |
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Phillip Davies, Photographer
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Garden City | NY | US | Posted: 6:43 PM on 03.29.10 |
| ->> The higher up you can get from the turf the better. Had this problem 2 years ago at a college LAX game. Some of the shooters were standing and some were kneeling. After the game we compared photos and the images from the standing shooters did not have as much of a problem with the heat waves as the group that was kneeling. |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 9:58 PM on 03.29.10 |
| ->> if you're short, you're screwed. welcome to chuck's world. |
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TD Paulius, Photographer
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Orland Park | IL | USA | Posted: 11:14 PM on 03.29.10 |
| ->> Shoot, as a rule, within 30 yards for clarity and reisst the urge to use a TC on a prime, anything past 50 yards will require excessive use on the USM in PS. Have never noticed any difference kneeling or standing within the 30 yard rule. So you are kind of stuck at the endline or restraining line in lacrosse, which isn't that bad. Many schools are now adopting syn-turf which means the problem will grow. |
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Greg Carroccio, Photographer
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Philadelphia | PA | USA | Posted: 9:28 AM on 03.21.11 |
| ->> Any more thoughts on this topic? Or is it basically an "it is what it is" situation? With the weather getting warmer and spring stuff underway I am seeing the heat vapor far too often on all the turf fields. Aside from shooting from above or subjects that are close in proximity are there any new suggestions for this? Thanks |
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Scott McCall, Photographer
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Orlando | FL | USA | Posted: 12:33 PM on 03.21.11 |
| ->> +1 on what TD said. |
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Wally Nell, Photographer
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CAIRO | EG | EGYPT | Posted: 2:16 PM on 03.21.11 |
| ->> Make it work for you. Shoot some from high up to avoid the heatwaves, and shoot some from low down... make it work for you. Heat waves can be part of the story... |
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Alan Look, Photographer
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Bloomington/Normal | IL | United States | Posted: 2:22 PM on 03.21.11 |
| ->> Manual focus? |
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John H. Reid III, Photographer
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Gates Mills | OH | USA | Posted: 3:14 PM on 03.21.11 |
->> Alan
Manual focus won't work either. It's not that the autofocus is being fooled, it's that the heat waves are just that, waves, and the focus point isn't fixed. The same thing happens in cold climates at football games when you try to take photos of the bench area and the heaters are blasting. I even saw the heat waves creep out onto the field at one game. It must have been nice and toasty in the bench area! |
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Jack Megaw, Photographer, Assistant
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Philadelphia | PA | America | Posted: 6:15 PM on 03.21.11 |
->> Shoot from higher up and/or adjust your position so you're not shooting from such long distances. (shoot from the sideline instead of the goal line to utilise being able to cover more of the pitch at a shorter distance)
-Jack |
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