Then again most sea birds and roses are really ambient and are hard to pull contrast out of when the sun is out... As to the main question, I shoot less film not only due to the cost but for the environment, because all that accidentally spilled fluid usually went right down the drain in the floor.

NSXType-R said:
I have heard in the past that somewhat cloudy/overcast skies are good for photography so that the sun doesn't wash out colors if it's way too bright out.

I guess it goes differently for airplane photography.

I actually like it when it's a little damp out too, the wetness saturates colors a little bit.

Boy, so much to think about. It just rained here yesterday for the first time in about 6 months so now I'm going to see what's out there.

I have heard in the past that somewhat cloudy/overcast skies are good for photography so that the sun doesn't wash out colors if it's way too bright out.

I guess it goes differently for airplane photography.

I actually like it when it's a little damp out too, the wetness saturates colors a little bit.

This is interesting, we worry about the short term effect form weather. It a lot easier to get great pictures in general if the weather is great, blue sky, no wind or we can make use of the bad in weather for taking pictures, a great sundown from smoke in the air, frost, ice covered trees.

I kind of started this post to see if some of you were concerned about the long term effect of what we humans are doing to this planet, what is my Son going to see when he is my age

Maybe more of us have to take pictures of the damaged areas of this planet and not keep looking for that perfect shot of whatever nature we can find, I think we all think someone else is to blame, but we are all to blame for just being observers, incl myself

Pete

Weather means everything in aviation photography. Unless one is looking for bad weather for specific reasons like reflexions in water, fog, snow, etc, which is the exception, good light and blue sky are the secret for nice photos of airplanes. Bad weather during an air show is the worst that can happen to an aviation buff: Flat light, if any, low ceiling which stops normal routine air displays, or rain which stops everything !… The best is either a few puffs of white clouds in a pure blue sky with plenty of sun light, or a dark sky immediately after a storm with nice sun light shining on the airplanes for maximum contrast. May be I'm asking for too much ?… :o)

soap said:
Looking out for the environment is just one of many reasons I drink exhausted developer instead of pouring it down the drain. ;)

No, you're doing it wrong. You need to mix it with the acetic acid stop bath first!!!

soap said:
Looking out for the environment is just one of many reasons I drink exhausted developer instead of pouring it down the drain. ;)

That explains a few things

Pete

But thanks for doing your part

Soap - which is better? D-76 or Microdol-X? One go better with red meat and the other with fish?

Looking out for the environment is just one of many reasons I drink exhausted developer instead of pouring it down the drain. ;)

Well I haven't grown up yet, so it means a lot to me. I see a lot of amazing photos of wildlife and natural landscapes, and I always ask myself "Will I one day be able to take pictures like that?" There's two factors that affect the answer to that question, will I have the skill and will there be anything left for me to shoot?

Many people like to travel when they get older. I don't really think that's an option for my generation. Chances are a lot of what's left will disappear in the next 10 years. I'm going to miss out on a lot, but that's life :^(

Not consciously. I don't have the luxury of freely travelling to places that have vanishing wildlife or ecosystems - I just have to go places as opportunities arise.

Not really, I don't really do much photography, so it doesn't really play a role. I do try to do my part in recycling though.

But I hate photography in the winter, it just kills my fingers. Plus, there's the issue of condensation too when I go in and out of warm and cold environments. Learned that the hard way when I went to the Botanical Gardens- it was pretty cold out, but the gardens were quite humid. I got condensation multiple times. I'm glad nothing bad came out of it.

Being a wildlife and bird in particular photographer, environment and weather has everything to do with me taking pictures. In San Diego, winter is better than summer. Wet years are better than dry. This year it's dry and it kind of sucks so I've had to work extra hard. Also birds tend to become inactive when it get really warm. Cool days are best. Cool clear days are optimal! We've not yet had any of those. Usually by mid morning I have to pack it up now and head home.

You hear almost every day about global warming and other environmental issues. Does this effect you in your Photographic activities and do you worry about what will be left to take pictures off.

Without going into a wild discussion about if global warming is real or not. Some facts are true and we might not know the impact that it will give us. The CO2 levels are the highest that they have ever been and will go higher, population is going up, and many more issues I'm sure.

Were I live we have the concern of forest fires and smoke from our Oilsands Oil productions, Overall Alberta is huge and there are many wild areas left, but they are under attack from resource developers all the time, Our Parks are protected, except from forest fires and mountain pine beetle(which some blame global warming for moving into Western Canada) which have damaged lots of forest areas in British Columbia but have not entered Alberta yet

So I am still lucky with lots of great photo Opportunities here in my backyard

What is your World like

Pete