When Taking Photos in Bright Sun Avoid the Sun's "Aura"
What's the sun's glory or aura and why avoid shooting into it when taking photos of people on a sunny day? If you've ever flown in an airplane and looked down at the plane's shadow on a layer of clouds you've probably seen the bright circular halo reflection the sun makes when it's high overhead. It is sometimes called a "glory" because it looks like a halo. The Hot Zone. That "glory" or rainbow like aura is always present even on the ground when you are taking photos on a sunny day and it can ruin your shots. Let's call it the Hot Zone. When your subject is in the Hot Zone it can make your subject look as if you used an onboard flash, or washing out the contrast and the colors. Here's an example. The runner looks as if I used a flash. But this is the untouched RAW file shot with the early morning sun around 8:30am directly behind me. It was shot on a Nikon D850 with natural light. Notice how dark the background is because the s