Landscape shoots and DOF September 17, 2006
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In an interesting article in the Popular Photography Magazine Tim Fitzharris describes the 5 most important issues about shooting great landscapes. Here is one statement I’d like to mention.
- Almost all first-rate pictures are made during a one-hour slot at the end and beginning of the day, including the periods when the sun in below the horizon.
That’s why most of my pictures taken at noon look as if they are a little overexposed (washed out colors). At this time of the day the light is too hard and you don’t get a big range of tonal values.
A second great article is about controling Depth of Field (DOF) in your pictures. There are 3 ways to control DOF:
- the distance to the subject
- the focal length
- the aperture (f-stop)
The first two options change the image composition, the third is the only way to change DOF without changing the picture composition. Smaller f-numbers give narrower DOF.
Gemeine Heidelibelle (Sympetrum vulgatum) September 17, 2006
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Eines meiner besten Libellenfotos entstand am Samstag an einem Weiher in der Nähe von Salem. Eigentlich war ich unterwegs um die Affen am Affenberg zu fotografieren, aber gleich zu Beginn musste ich am Weiher Halt machen. Die beiden Exemplare blieben überaschenderweise ruhig sitzen bis ich das Objektiv gewechselt hatte. Wahrscheinlich bemerkten sie mich auch nicht bei Ihrer Tätigkeit …
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Canon 30D, 1/160, f6.3, Canon 100/2.8 , freihand
