Working With Harsh Sun
If you’re going to attempt to use your flash to fight the sun, then the most unlikely place you could try is probably Bonneville salt flats in Utah. The sun here is relentless and harsh, and the pure white salt of the lake acts like a huge reflector.
Visitors to the annual Speed Week competition are advised to wear a second pair of sunglasses on top of their regular shades in a bid to beat the glare. If you’re wearing shorts, you need sun cream on your legs as much as on your head, as the ground reflects the light at almost the same strength.
All of this light bouncing around makes it easy to get great pictures, especially of the brightly-colored bikes and cars. Just point your camera, and the huge natural reflector fills ...
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