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Three elements of a great landscape

April 23, 2013 by Steve Berardi 20 Comments

Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi

Landscapes are one of the most difficult subjects in nature photography. It’s always hard deciding what to include and what to leave out. And, it’s not easy translating a vast three dimensional space into a two dimensional photo.

Well, the next time you’re having trouble composing a landscape photograph, consider these three elements: [Read more…] about Three elements of a great landscape

Filed Under: Landscapes, Tips Tagged With: alabama hills, background, eastern sierra, foreground, golden hours, landscape photograph, Landscapes, nature photography, perfect light, sunrise, sunset, Tips

How to Photograph Landscapes With the Moon

July 11, 2011 by Steve Berardi 10 Comments

Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi
Including the moon in a landscape can sometimes add a nice sense of balance or contrast to an image, like in the photo above (taken in the Colorado Desert of California).

But, photographing a landscape with the moon is a little tricky and requires some patience.

One of the problems is that the moon won’t always be where you want it to be. And, since the moon is so far away, sometimes it’s hard to get both your foreground AND the moon in sharp focus.

So, here are a few tips for dealing with these problems: [Read more…] about How to Photograph Landscapes With the Moon

Filed Under: Landscapes, Tips Tagged With: composition, focus, foreground, horizon, landscape, moon, moonrise, moonscape, moonset, sharp, sunrise, sunset, telephoto lens, Tips

Sometimes the view is better from above

July 7, 2009 by Steve Berardi 7 Comments

Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi
Ansel Adams shot a lot of his landscape photos from a platform he built on top of his car. Can you guess why he did this?

He did it to add more depth to his landscapes and create a better overlook of the foreground.

We’re so accustomed to viewing a landscape at eye level, that sometimes when you raise that point of view just a little bit, you’ll get a new perspective and a new emotion. [Read more…] about Sometimes the view is better from above

Filed Under: Landscapes, Tips Tagged With: altitude, ansel adams, clouds, composition, depth, elevated position, elevation, fog, foreground, how to compose photographs, landscape, landscape photography, mountains, nature photography, photography, platform, scene, scenic photography

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