@FrankDePodestaPhotography
Thanks Mark. Love your work and videos. I am going to try this tool as I am often wondering how the photography will be and left to interpret the weather forecast on my phone. This will be a great guide and while I may follow it I don't think it will prevent me from going out because I always feel it is so much better to just get out there every time you are able and if it work then great. If it doesn't, then just try another day. Keep up the good work.
@RobertGill-m1w
Downloaded and with winter just around the corner will give it a try Thanks Mark another great video
@russellyeley2561
Have been using Clear Outside for years, but not for landscape. I am using it for Milky Way photography. Will start using it for landscape.
@BruceThurston-g6h
Hey Mark, I was just catching up on some videos and I came across this one. I just got back from Mexico, and If I had seen this video prior to traveling there, I could have gotten some extra sleep rather than getting up to see if the sunrise was going to be exciting with some clouds. I am very excited to use this app and get to know what times and days may be great for photos. Thanks for doing what you do and sharing your knowledge. You are making better photographers out here. 😊
@Southernphoto
Thank you, Mark. I’ve been using Clear Outside since one of your earlier recommendations and I agree it’s one of the most accurate fog predictors when the temperature and dewpoint match or get within a point or two of each other AND there is no rain at the same time. I also think Windy is a very accurate fog predictor. It has a fog screen and you can hit play or slowly scroll the timeline on the bottom for seven days and watch the fog develop and then fade. If both Clear Outside and Windy tell me there’s fog - I am there. Together I find them almost 100% accurate. I also use Windy for its cloud screens. You can choose high, low, medium, and overall clouds. When Clear Outside tells me it’s all or mostly all high clouds I use Windy to see where the clouds actually are going to be in relation to where I am. Sometimes Clear Outside tells me there are clouds but Windy may show the cloud line breaks in the direction I plan on photographing (mountains , ocean, etc.) maybe a little too complicated but it has allowed me to shift my planned location slightly and has helped. I don’t cancel a trip because no matter what you just need to be out there. Again thanks for everything Mark, great information all the time.
@TheLDunn1
I’ve used this app since it first launched. It was primarily intended for astronomy - note the ‘FLO’ in the bottom right, that is First Light Optics, one of, if not the largest shops in the UK for astronomy equipment. They are based in Exeter, UK, a few hours drive west of where I live. I’ve purchased various Astro kit from them over the years.
@marianovictor
Very useful Mark! Side note: on 12/10 I was driving south from Denver on 1-25 in Colorado. We had a dry snow of 4-5 inches the night before. As I got closer to Pikes Peak I could see that winds were blowing the snow off the ridges. Creating this amazing sparkle. It was bright out with a just wisp of clouds on the summit. Beautiful view but no camera to do it justice. Anyway I see this app will forecast by lat/lon so could be useful for winter mountain compositions or sand dunes!
@ArtemMelanich
One note on a mist: a wind, elevation and thermal mass greatly affects probability of it if a dew point is a bit higher than an ambient temperature. That's why it is much harder to see mist in the city where buildings and roads absorbed a lot of heat, but if you go into park or lake there would be much higher chance finding mist in those edge conditions. Forests are even better as they are more moist and less heated so one could be more courageous when planning a shoot. BTW I like your phone case, if it works why bother, we're not instagram models 🙂
@pdxmike1
Thank you for this! I just used this app to plan a trip to the Oregon Coast (Bandon), and it was so helpful AND accurate. I wanted to offer you a video(s) idea. You touched upon it briefly in this video: weather conditions. I’m still pretty new to photography in general, and I loved the tidbit about how clouds higher in the skies are preferable than low ones at sunset. I’d love to see a video that goes into various weather conditions, their pros/cons, and some guidelines as to how to photograph in them. Just general concepts. Anyhow, thanks for all you do! I look forward to your videos every week.
@AnthonyN71
I'm so glad you did an episode on the phone app. I have used it in the past and played around with it to see what the features can do. I'm also glad you mentioned the fog portion of the app and explained the settings regarding how to somewhat 'predict' when fog may occur. Again, another great informative episode on a very useful topic. Thank you very much for the video.
@blivieriphoto
Been using this app for years. Night photography to start. When I saw the fog section I fell in love. I even created a pdf on how to read it for my camera club’s website. Great video Mark!
@JosephToddOsborne
I wanted to like your suggestion, Clear Outside, but didn’t like how you could not change the home page to your location (I am in the USA). But you gave me an idea of what to look for and I think I found a better fit for my needs, Weather Strip. 😊
@michaelmckeag960
Clear Outside has been languishing on my iPhone for quite some time, upstaged by the likes of Astrospheric and Windy. Thanks for the reminder of its cloud forecasts by level and temperature/humidity forecasts, presented in a straightforward display.
@lead-dog
I rarely "subscribe" to You Tube channels. Especially "photography" related channels even though I do a lot of photography...I'm retired so plenty of time for that. A BIG THANKS for this video. I had that app already but didn't know how to use it until I saw this video and you explained it from A to Z. Weather is so important and yet not much attention is paid to understanding the "weather". So I have "Subscribed" and of course "liked". You do a great job on all your videos and I am now go to use you as my "Number 1 go to" source for photography related information. And, I am now following you on Instagram as well. Thanks Mark.
@DaveKingMusic
It’s a handy app. I consult it often.
@charleskronvall8735
I've used the app for sunset/sunrise clouds and agree with your enthusiasm. Your insight into the Dew Point/fog correlation was new to me. Thanks for giving me a new tool!
@jimmyzwheelz
Thank you for the reminder about this app, Mark! I downloaded it years ago and never really used it. I had forgotten I had it! Your explanation was perfect…I’ve moved it front and center. Ready to try it with a fresh approach! Thanks again.
@peterknight9873
It’s also good for predicting inverse cloud… rain few days before day of photography… high pressure, Dew Point and Humidity need to be 97 or above… Including now wind… Slightest breeze no inverse cloud… Spring and Autumn time… 2 days max light rain before day of photography…. On the day high pressure, with Dew and Humidity both in 98…. Sometimes works at 95….. No wind…. Last point a valley use the hills….
@PMCN53
I’ve used this weather app for a few years now, it’s fantastic for us Landscape photographers, thanks for sharing 👍🏻😎🇦🇺
@SS_62278