of field , the leaves close to the camera are very , very , soft but the house through the leaves is very sharp . It is a powerful tool . Use shallow depth of field and use framing if you don ’ t have leading lines that take your eye into the subject .
FEAR NOT THE SHADOWS !
I photograph things early in the day and conversely late in the day . I very rarely shoot landscapes in the middle of the day because the light is flat and there are no shadows . It creates a boring scene . At 7 in the morning or the evening , you ’ ve got dynamic shadows because the sun is lower in the sky . In the evening the sky tone of the landscape is a bit warmer . Time of day is a huge consideration for me .
PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE MIST
I still head out if I know the area is going to be foggy because it adds an extra layer to your image . At that point it ' s not about the details in the landscape , it ’ s about the general shapes and tones .
IS IT OKAY TO HAVE A FAVOURITE CHILD ?
Camera : Fujifilm X-Pro2 Lens : 16mm Info : 30 sec ; f7.1 ; ISO 640 Notes : A long exposure of 30 seconds picks up the stars in the sky as well as smooth out the waterfalls of Kakabeca Falls west of Thunder Bay . The scene is lit by moonlight in the -23 degree temperatures in the park where I was winter camping ! The camera did brilliantly in the cold and did not affect the battery life too much !
LOCATION , LOCATION , LOCATION , ( LOCATION , LOCATION …)
You start with the actual location . You want a place with interest . Some foreground interest , something in the middle that maybe you ’ re focusing on and some background interest , so it ' s establishing a beautiful tableau .
BAKE A FEW SLICES OF LAYER CAKE
Landscapes are basic composition . Just like photographing a portrait you wouldn ’ t want to put the person right in the middle because it ' s boring . When I stop on the side of the road to capture a scene
I ' m looking out for layers . Maybe it ' s a little marsh or a pond . I ' m looking for trees ; I ' m looking for objects that can be used as a device to lead your eye into the photo so that your eye doesn ’ t drift off to the sides . Leading lines you say ? Absolutely . If there is something with a strong horizontal line use that to help guide the eye to what you want to be the focus of the picture . I ’ ll come up to a tree and use the leaves or the branches to help frame the picture . I dropped in to the Norman Bethune house in the town of Gravenhurst . It ’ s a beautiful house but there are lovely trees around the perimeter of the property . Getting up close I found an area in the leaves I could look through and see the house . By using a shallow depth
There are many different lenses you can use for landscapes ; it just depends on how much you want in the image . A 23mm lens will pull in a lot of landscape for you with very little distortion . One of my favourites is the 14mm . It is the lens that I use a lot to capture the sky at night , the stars or the milky way , because it covers a lot of the sky and it ’ s sharp . I would say anything from a 14mm to a 23mm lens is great . If I had to pick one I ' d say the 14mm . The 14mm will give you beautiful sweeping landscapes and is terrific in small interior spaces , whether it be a church , a mosque or a museum . The important part of a wideangle lens is the distortion . The one beautiful treasure of that little lens is minimal distortion . You would never use it for a portrait because it ’ s too wide and it will distort the face .
A WIDE-ANGLE LENS IS GREAT FOR YOUR LINKEDIN PICTURE , BUT ONLY IF YOU ’ RE A TREE
A wide-angle lens accentuates the object that ’ s
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