I'd really love tips from Alison or anyone else who's taken these types of photos on how to achieve it, is it just a matter of getting out early in the day?
Also, I'd love to see some more, being in the woods is my favourite thing :)
Oh thanks for the mention. I walk in the woods every morning with the dog but these conditions don't happen too often. Clear, cold mornings seem to be the key - I think then you get dew hanging around which creates the slight fog. Seems to be more common this time of year. Took this about 9.30 this morning so not too early! Probably the earlier the better though as long as the sun is up.
They're called crepuscular rays, and will always appear to radiate from the location of the light source (typically the sun). They occur most commonly near sunrise and sunset, as the sun is lower in the sky and has more air to travel through. With the right atmospheric conditions, any object partially blocking the light from the sun can cause them to show up.
Mine is not as good as the ones up above....I do not have defined light beams, but I agree that this time of year produces this foggy mist in the mornings and the sun needs to be early and therefore angled
My immediate thought is that the earlier you are out, the lower is the sun, and more spectacular are the angles of the low sun. Especially now in the Northern Hemisphere.
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They're called crepuscular rays, and will always appear to radiate from the location of the light source (typically the sun). They occur most commonly near sunrise and sunset, as the sun is lower in the sky and has more air to travel through. With the right atmospheric conditions, any object partially blocking the light from the sun can cause them to show up.
This was taken in the afternoon,
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