>>2975140That is like 70% of my photo trips. As much as you plan for good weather and locations, most of the time it just doesn't work. On top of that, bad weather is good for me, so the times I try to go are high risk, high reward situations with huge percentages of cloud cover and whatnot. When it's a bust, it's a bust. Usually I sit and enjoy some time in nature, try to find new subjects or angles, but I probably wont shoot at all. Film is too pricey to blow on bad conditions, I would likely only shoot if I haven't been there before and even then just for my sake. That's what cell phones are for.
When I'm out for a longer trip you of course can't know the forecast weeks ahead of time. I just take things as they come and if it's not a good time for shooting I just enjoy my time in the wilderness. If it's a totally clear sky afternoon I might just enjoy cooking a backpacking meal and starting a campfire to kill the time. I've gotten a lot more relaxed about this since going full-time as a photographer. I'm not limited to weekends so I don't feel that pressure to "make" something happen.
If I'm at home and there's no good forecast for a while, then yep marketing and whatnot it is.
>>2975141The call it the Matterhorn of the Rockies I believe, really is a very similar peak. I used to use polarizers all the time when starting, but now it's quite a bit more rare. It's really down to waterfall or wet scenes to cut down on reflections and the rare time when it really helps with clouds. I almost never use them at sunrise anymore and never when shooting a lake reflection at sunrise/sunset.
Pic related, a good time to use a polarizer to cut down some of the glare on the rocks. However, you can't go full strength with it or you'll lose the glow that makes the image. Velvia 50.
