Damsels (& Dudes) at the Picnic Races.

[norwest]

Now you've seen the dust, viewtopic.php?f=18&t=42279 here are some of the entrants in the the Fashions On The Field. For the sake of gender equality I've included a couple of the blokes.

[surenj]

Looking good norwest. I wonder though whether you can tame down the fill flash to allow the natural light to do most of the work.

[norwest]

Looking good norwest. I wonder though whether you can tame down the fill flash to allow the natural light to do most of the work.

With heavy shadows thrown by hats in our harsh sunlight, dark/light clothing and retaining colour in a very bright sky background, i attempt to let the sunlight do the primary work, surenj, but within the limits of not allowing it to amplify the above problems.

I much prefer the lesser difficulty (& advantages) of back lighting than turning the subject around and coping with shadows and lights/darks contrasts in the extreme harshness of our direct sunshine.

A few more backlit shots. As a comparison, the horse shot is -2/3 ev to avoid a blown sky and jockey silks (still not quite enough) and +1 flash to fill the dark near side of the horse, which is also a touch underdone.