A street gallery - Monomad Challenge

Typically, many photography enthusiasts take photos at dawn or dusk because it's the most perfect light you can capture outdoors. However, in my case, that's not the case. I generally like to use sunlight in the middle of the morning or the middle of the afternoon. Either time is perfect for what I'm trying to capture. The light is perpendicular, but it's still strong as long as it's not a cloudy day. Unlike dawn or sunset, the sun already has an angle in its firmament where the rays are weaker.

Of course, these times are also useful for recreating the scenes I'm looking for, but since the light is a little dimmer, the camera settings must focus more on finding that balance. At the mid-morning times I mentioned, the strong light often requires the camera settings to be higher than normal. Of course, this also depends on the environment; it can vary between scenes.

This is how I present this series after many cloudy days. Finally, sunnier days have arrived, where the light is overwhelming and strong, but perfect for what I like: creating scenes that contrast well with shadows and silhouettes, and trying to compose with certain patterns created by the shadow itself.

All photographs are my own.