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Landscapes... Often Uninspired... No WOW factor!
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Well, I'm learning now to bin shots rather than saving everything!
Also technical wizardry doesn't magically transform a bad shot into a good one, e.g. an infra red poor scene is still a poor scene, as is a poor multi image panoramic.
Still the good thing about landscape photography is it generally gets out visiting nice locations.
Also technical wizardry doesn't magically transform a bad shot into a good one, e.g. an infra red poor scene is still a poor scene, as is a poor multi image panoramic.
Still the good thing about landscape photography is it generally gets out visiting nice locations.
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Mark,
My two pence. Most of the shots lack that special light. Fixing THAT first, is easier, than the rest. It requires a 4am start, back in bed for 7am
I find the MORNING light so much nicer than the evening light recently.What are your typical shifts?
Gary.
PS - I realise no in depth, will come back again
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Reading various article and books on landscape photography has made me realise how dedicated you have to be to get THE shot........and I don't have that kind of dedication.
Someone on here has, in their signature, words to the effect...........if it's more than 500 yds from the car; forget it! Walking miles up hills and down dales in the dark to get to a location waiting for the dawn.........or doing the same in reverse after the sunset..........not for me!! BUT....if it's what floats your boat, you just have to be prepared to put in the very hard work necessary and accept a low hit rate. Just remember, when you do get that WOW image, you can make lovely dosh from it!!
Someone on here has, in their signature, words to the effect...........if it's more than 500 yds from the car; forget it! Walking miles up hills and down dales in the dark to get to a location waiting for the dawn.........or doing the same in reverse after the sunset..........not for me!! BUT....if it's what floats your boat, you just have to be prepared to put in the very hard work necessary and accept a low hit rate. Just remember, when you do get that WOW image, you can make lovely dosh from it!!
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Mark,
My two pence. Most of the shots lack that special light. Fixing THAT first, is easier, than the rest. It requires a 4am start, back in bed for 7am
What are your typical shifts?
Gary.
PS - I realise no in depth, will come back again
Hi Garry
Work for a construction Firm on the Forth Rail Bridge. Great place to work... and I must take my camera up one day when the guys are not working or im on a sat shift or sunday!
I generally work 7am to 6pm Mon to Fri and 7am -3pm on A Friday. Friday evenings I help run an explorer scout troop... and the weekends at the mo are full of wedding stuff! I generally do 1 weekend shift every three weeks too.. a day or a nightshift... and I do one full week on nightshift once every 6 weeks!
I work
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Keep practicing it'll come.
Main things are get there for the best light and manage your exposures with ND and GND filters.
Youve got all the right equipment but the most important is your mind...you must pre-visualize the shot,even the finished Photo after PP.
Also remember that the post process is as important as taking the shot.Joe Cornish, Dave Noton and all the top guys use very effective post processing....as much as They would like you to believe its all in camera.Even changing the WB can have a dramatic effect on the image.
I like Ansel Adams analogy:..
He likened Taking the shot to a score of Music....each musician will then re-interpret That base in their own way and style.Taking the shot with the basic compositions and exposure technicalities is only the begining.
Main things are get there for the best light and manage your exposures with ND and GND filters.
Youve got all the right equipment but the most important is your mind...you must pre-visualize the shot,even the finished Photo after PP.
Also remember that the post process is as important as taking the shot.Joe Cornish, Dave Noton and all the top guys use very effective post processing....as much as They would like you to believe its all in camera.Even changing the WB can have a dramatic effect on the image.
I like Ansel Adams analogy:..
He likened Taking the shot to a score of Music....each musician will then re-interpret That base in their own way and style.Taking the shot with the basic compositions and exposure technicalities is only the begining.
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I must admit... I dont mind basic PP that I do in the canon RAW editor but im not to big on using photoshop for too much... maybe a little straightening of a wonkey horizon but thats about it... I prefer to be outside taking pics rather than sitting in on a computer... Also I guess coming from a film and darkroom background I just cant comprehend allot of the possibilities of photoshop!
I still prefer trying to capture the image from the camera... just me...
My biggest issue is going to be finding the time... I may need to wait another 30 years till I retire!
Mark
I still prefer trying to capture the image from the camera... just me...
My biggest issue is going to be finding the time... I may need to wait another 30 years till I retire!
Mark
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I quite like number 1, to me though it is a shame that the cloud top right is so wishy-washy. Nothing you can do about that though. To me, it should either be a visible peak, or entirely gone by a nice sharp cloud. The rest of the shot is wow.
Until recently I always thought that I needed a wider lens to produce a better landscape. I hired a 10-22 for a week whilst on hols.
I noticed that at 10mm, I found it extremely difficult to get a shot I was pleased with, it was just too wide (and my camera is 1.6 crop as well!) My horizon appeared like a straight line across the photo, no-matter what size the mountain was I was taking a shot of.
I am wondering whether shots 3 and 4 of yours here suffer from the same problem? 3 perhaps could have been taken from a much lower position, it feels to me that it was taken at shoulder height (but I know nothing, am ready to be shot down in flames).
Until recently I always thought that I needed a wider lens to produce a better landscape. I hired a 10-22 for a week whilst on hols.
I noticed that at 10mm, I found it extremely difficult to get a shot I was pleased with, it was just too wide (and my camera is 1.6 crop as well!) My horizon appeared like a straight line across the photo, no-matter what size the mountain was I was taking a shot of.
I am wondering whether shots 3 and 4 of yours here suffer from the same problem? 3 perhaps could have been taken from a much lower position, it feels to me that it was taken at shoulder height (but I know nothing, am ready to be shot down in flames).
