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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 09/18/2006 02:20:00 PM · #1
...how do you shoot in that situation? I was using a polarizer to counter the brightness of the sky, but the subjects were still coming out dark (action situation, no fancy lighting or reflectors to be had). But if I took the polarizer off, then the sky and concrete were too bright or gave off a fair bit of glare. I was shooting at 400 ISO and a quick shutter since it was skateboarders and other action stuff.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/18/2006 02:22:02 PM · #2
Use a fill flash.
Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 09/18/2006 02:43:32 PM · #3
Polarizer in overcast situations is a bad idea, usually. The effect on the sky is minimal, but ALL the shadow illumination comes from reflected light and the polarizer cuts that down dramatically, so the end result is usually MORE contrast, not less, and it's even harder to compensate for in PP.

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Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 09/18/2006 02:48:52 PM · #4
Fill flash and choose a different angle as not to include the sky.
Sony Alpha a6400
Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD
 09/18/2006 04:04:11 PM · #5
Yep, use some fill flash and expose for the subjects rather than the sky.

My Canon point and shoot actually had a pretty high X-sync speed for the flash, it was easier to stop motion with fill flash than with 1/200th on my XT. Yours should be similar, so as long as you get the exposure right you shouldn't have any issues using flash and moving subjects.
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