Photography is a language with the power to transpose the light reflected by a subject.

Everything on Earth reflects the sunlight. Albedo is the measure of the diffuse reflection of solar radiation out of the total solar radiation.

Albedo, from the Latin albēdo, from albus, “white”

This unit measures the reflecting power of a given surface.

Snow (powder or ice): 0,75
Water surfaces: 0,07
Soil (clay, marl): 0,14
Untarmacked road: 0,04
Winter conifer wood: 0,04
Autumn wood: 0,26
Aged concrete: 0,10
Aged reinforced concrete: 0,22
Dead leaves: 0,30
Dry grass: 0,20
Green grass: 0,26
Bitumen roofs and terraces: 0,13
Stone chipping: 0,20