Recent content by Richard Best

I'll be ordering a Manfrotto BeFree One at the end of the month for my travel tripod needs. Currently have a Red Snapper and it weights a tonne.

Have you tried rotating the plane? :p

Thanks ^^ So I'm gonna go ahead and make this a "Richard's stupid questions" thread as I don't want to make another thread for something so basic My next question is about focusing in landscape shots. I understand that generally you want to set the focus to about 1/3 of the way into the frame...

Awesome answers. Thank you both :)

I've tried searching around and was unable to find the answer but apologies if these have been asked before. 2 quick questions about live view: 1. Is there any difference to the final image if it's taken via live view rather than through a viewfinder? Like, does the quality drop or anything...

If I'm honest, I'm not sure what I'm doing :p I had a go at photography years ago and I've only recently started to get back into it. This time I'm looking to take it more seriously and maybe even have a go at those scary manual settings :exit: I'm not knocking what can be done in post...

Thanks for your replies. I had a look over some of the previous threads and found them useful. I was more specifically looking for advice on if the filters I've chosen cover a good range of scenarios found in landscape photography or if I need a different/wider variety. I've recently got...

What ND grad/ND filters do you walk with? I love landscape and travel photography and have been considering picking up some of these filters to try out. Ideally I don't really want to carry more than 3 with me so wondered what people would consider "essential" to have to cover most landscape...