Photography which depicts natural scenery, typically where a wide view of mountains, lakes, fields, or forests is the main subject of the composition.
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Tips for landscape+stars photography?
I'm leaving for holidays tomorrow, and there's a good chance that I'll be able to be by night on a field with no artificial light around, and no moon in the sky.
I'd love to take some picture of the ...
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How can I show a slope? Even mountain roads appear flat in my photos
During a bicycle trip, I wanted to take a pic to show how sharp the slope was (about 20%). The same applies downhill. See below, the viewer can't really tell whether it is downhill or flat or uphill:
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How can I take pictures of far-away mountains to the South?
I'm trying to take some pictures of a pair of mountains to my south. The distance is about 20 miles away. I'm running into the following problems, and I'm wondering what you guys might suggest to get ...
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How does Peter Lik manage to capture the stars in such detail in the following photograph?
Here's the picture:
I'm curious to know what techniques (i.e. shutter speed, aperture, ISO, etc...) he uses to capture the stars so vibrantly (assuming it wasn't Photoshopped). I'm guessing it was ...
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What is the Black Card Technique?
I have found interested comments on 500px: Non-HDR-processed / Non-GND/ND-filtered / non-blended● Black Card Technique and group on Flickr.
Could somebody explain how to and cons and pros of this ...
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How do I use Graduated Neutral Density filters?
I want to improve my photos of landscapes with high contrast (sunset/sunrise). What are good selections for GND filters and what are some techniques for using them correctly?
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How do mountains affect lighting at sunrise and sunset?
I just got back from a trip in the Rockies. The tall and close mountains mean that the sun sets earlier than flatter places at the same latitude -- perhaps by an hour or so. The same applies to ...
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Photographing Lightning Strikes: White Balance
I'm getting the hang of manual white balance and I haven't yet shot lightning strikes in a storm but I may this summer. What would be a safe white balance to deal with the fact that lightning is ...
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How should I go about finding awesome locations for landscape shots?
As is often the case, after graduating, I moved to a part of the country that I didn't really grow up in or know, and as such I don't really know all the great picturesque scenes, other than those ...
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How to take a good landscape picture against the sun?
I like hiking, and usually take my DSLR with me. I often find myself in front of beautiful landscapes, with the sun really high or directly in front of me. The resulting pictures are usually pale, ie ...
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What fixed lens to use on a cropped sensor DSLR for mountain landscape photography?
This spring, I want to do a few trips to mountains to take some shots of mountain landscapes, including in sunrise/sunset environments.
I already have a Nikon 18-200mm VR (3.5-5.6). I imagine that it ...
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How to maximise contrast range of distant landscapes with blue haze?
Distant landscapes often appear hazy, washed-out and blue due to Rayleigh scattering.
What can be done to maximise the contrast range of the exposure when photographing such scenes?
For example:
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What techniques do you employ to control contrast in your landscape shots?
Or to put it differently - how to keep the highlights from blowing and shadows losing details?
EDIT: I'm mostly interested in what can be done in the field to get me the optimal data to begin with, ...
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Are there any mobile applications that calculate sunrise/sunset based on location?
Do you know a mobile application that would:
calculate sunrise/sunset/twilight time
calculate moonrise/moonset/moonphase
would do that based on the location from internal GPS module
There are good ...
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How can I take a picture of the moon as part of a night landscape?
I recently saw this scene while on vacation:
What I would like is for the moon not to be completely blown out, but to also get reflections on the water. If I expose for the reflections, the moon ...
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Filters for a Wide-Angle Lens
I just got a Nikon 10-24mm lens that I'll be using on my D90 (DX) lens. I expect to be using it a lot outdoors for landscape shots.
In general, I know what kinds of filters would help landscape ...
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What's the learning curve for a tilt-shift lens?
I'm considering renting a tilt-shift (TS-E 24mm f/3.5L) lens for about a week when I travel abroad to do some photography in the middle east. What's the learning curve like on those lenses? Can I get ...
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How were these “Mysterious Dutch Light” photos made?
I stumbled on this photo on flickr. The complete "The mysterious Dutch light" set has a strange feeling about it. I'm not even sure if it is a photograph or painting.
So my questions, what is so ...
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Points to be taken care for a good photo snap
Thanks to answers given to my previous questions on white balance and image stabilizer, due to which I could experiment all my photographs on recent tour. The answers were very helpful. Anyway, but ...
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What camera settings should be used to capture sky shots without over exposing the clouds?
I have spent some time photographing landscapes with blue sky and white clouds, but the clouds always come out overexposed. I have tried different settings and still have the same result. What should ...
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Does an ultra-wide lens perform well in landscape photography?
I own a DSLR for less than a year, currently shooting with my Nikon D90 and 18-70mm DX lens. Since the beginning of it, I am deeply in love with shooting landscapes photography: seascapes, skyscapes, ...
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How can I expose a waterfall scene correctly?
Last day, I was photographing a waterfall. It was a bright day and I was shooting around 2-3 in the afternoon.
I set aperture to f/11 and took the meter reading pointing camera towards the sky. ...
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Do I really need a wide-angle zoom lens?
I have a crop frame canon DSLR and currently have the 18-55 kit lens and the 50mm f1.8 II.
I love to travel and mostly take only landscape photos. Up until I became a stackexchange reader, I believed ...
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Is there a web application that can notify you ahead of time if a certain weather forecast is predicted for a certain location?
In other words, it would be a site where you can "subscribe" to certain locations and then have the service email you if the weather forecast matches the kind of weather conditions you are looking ...
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What caused dark areas around bright light in this cityscape shot?
I know a little about cameras since doing two courses, and so I set my camera on manual setting most of the time to take shots.
I took the following shot in New York of Manhattan at night. Because of ...
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How to postprocess photos with lots of blue haze?
I was in Northern Italy, and made some pictures there (with emphasis on sentimental value, not trying to do big art). Something I noticed both in real life and on the pictures is that the blue haze of ...
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How to get this colorful look in a landscape photo?
I love the colors in this photostream on Flickr, especially this photo and this one. How can I get colors like this in my photos? Is this done with post processing? Good luck? The lighting looks like ...
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Is using live view for accurate manual focusing really better?
Commonly I hear of landscape photographer who rely on live view to focus now.
The process I use is:
Tripod mount the camera
Switch lens to manual focus
Enter Live View
Live View zoom to maximum ...
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Why are my photos taken at f/11 less sharp than those taken at a wider aperture?
I am new to photography. I have Fujifilm FinePix HS10 camera. Lately I was trying my hands on landscape photography.
I learnt from different tutorials that setting high aperture value gets most of ...
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What do you take on a hike as a landscape photographer?
I have a trip to the lake district national park (UK) in a few weeks. I want to know from personal experiences what kit is essential and what can be done without on a landscape trip that involves some ...
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Is there a very small but robust tripod?
During my trips when I do landscape photography, I often can't take my tripod. It's too big and too heavy. If the weight can be managed by buying a more expensive one, the size remains a problem.
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How can I take photographs with a large depth of field?
I was looking at some pictures by TSO Photography, and I was struck by how everything in the image seems to be sharp and in focus.
I do realize that to achieve huge depth of field, you set the ...
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How can I get maximum DoF with no distance markers?
I am aware of what hyperfocal distance is and the general principles behind it. However, most of the tutorials I have seen and read regarding it make use of lenses with focus distance indicators. ...
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How to licence out photos to postcard or gift suppliers
I am a London-based photographer and I focus on landscape & building photography. So being based in London that means I tend to focus on many of the cities landmarks and tourist attractions.
I ...
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Do vibration-resistant lenses need tripods for ultra-sharp landscapes?
Does it make sense to use vibration-resistant lenses for ultra-sharp landscapes?
I mean when the F is 16, we'll have to lower the shutter speed to a great deal.
So, if I use a VR lens, will I still ...
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How can a telephoto lens take great landscape photos?
I've read in various answers on this site people mention that telephoto lens can be used quite nicely for taking landscape photos. How is this possible, as my (beginners') understanding of landscape ...
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What to do about blown out skies
I'm currently trying to learn landscape photography. The biggest issue I'm currently facing is blown out skies.
I take most of my photos while hiking - so I can't always use the golden hours but have ...
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What are the best peak-fall landscape photography locations in the US?
I will be traveling to the US during between the last week of September and the last week of October, with landscape/nature photography being the main purpose of the trip.
My tentative plans include ...
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How does a Micro 4/3 thirds system perform for Landscape Photography?
I am doing lots of landscape and outdoor photography and one of the biggest drawbacks is that I have to carry heavy dslr gear together with an already heavy backpack.
So I was thinking about a ...
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Does fog enhance the colours during dawn and dusk?
So I was off work one day when the sun was going down, and it was foggy (but clear without much clouds) and I noticed that the setting sun coloured the entire sky with a wide range of shades of ...
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How does being in a polar region affect the golden and blue hours of light?
While I already know what the golden and blue hour are, I am having trouble understanding how this changes very close to the poles so that I can time an upcoming trip to Iceland.
Online services give ...
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How should I position my camera to emphasize the foreground using a wide/ultra-wide angle lens?
I have seen plenty of landscape shots online and in books that have enthralling foreground and awesome background. At many places, I have read to get close to the foreground. I understand that, ...
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Starting out professionally in landscape / nature photography
How does one start out to become a landscape photographer as I assume the basics are to make a website, flickr, twitter accounts with a solid portfolio on them. However, how does one get assignments? ...
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What's the difference between a wide angle lens and a landscape lens?
Question pretty much says it all. Seems like when I look around people are asking "what's the best wide angle lens for landscape?", but on sites like LensHero they categorize wide angle and landscape ...
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How to make a landscape photo like Stanislav Perov?
I am a beginner in photography. Could some one explain how to make this photo?
There are some things that I would like to know:
what camera, lens(es) (eg shall I do it on crop camera, wide ...
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Incorporating haze into landscapes
When shooting landscapes in Western India, I often have a serious problem with haze. The air can often be dusty outside cities and polluted inside. Shooting in the golden hour doesn't always help ...
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Why is resolution more important for landscape photography?
I have heard countless times that "resolution is of utmost importance for landscape photography". This also comes up often when landscape photographers look to medium format for it's detail and ...
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Portrait to Landscape - Common Extra Space Fillers?
I have a lot of portrait photos that I would like to make landscape. They're not high-res enough to just crop out a landscape section of the photo for my purposes.
What are common techniques and ...
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What should I look for in a tripod for medium format landscape photography?
I've recently bought my first medium format camera (Bronica ETRs), but before I go out taking landscape pictures I'm in desperate need of a tripod that can support it.
My requirements:
Weight is ...
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What are the disadvantages of focus stacking?
Taking a few landscape shots and was wondering how you would make both the front and back of the photos sharper. Came across Focus Stacking but my biggest concern right now is the quality of the ...
