The first two pics are without flash on a very sunny day. You can notice the sun is behind the structure in the 11AM pic, therefore casting a shadow on the snow in front of it. The picture is rather hazy and not very clear. The second picture is by far the clearest. The pine trees in the background are clearer and have better defination.
I used flash on the third picture and switched to the night option on my camera. The picture came out horrible, probably due to the photographer! As we have read, it is important to have a tripod to really take nice outdoor pics at night. Obviously, I am not that steady.
With my skills aside, here is a true example of how lighting affects photography. With this knowledge in mind, I was able to go out around the same time on a different day (thanks to the holiday on Monday) to use the flash to see how different the picture would come out. Here it is,
What a difference. The picture is much clearer and the background seems to have a more realistic depth of field, because there is a decline shortly after the structure leading to a pond and there is a a bank on the backside of the pond, where the pine trees are in the back.
This example also proves that it is beneficial to use flash on very bright days, that is if you want clearer pictures. I always thought that flash was not needed if there was enough natural light, but I guess I just proved that theory wrong.
I had fun with this assignment and will truly think differently about using flash on bright sunny days!!
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