In different landscape photography articles I often see a recommendation to use very small aperture like f/22 to get maximum depth-of-field (DOF) have every thing in focus from “you nose till horizon”. (This also known as “near-far composition”). While this is absolutely right I cannot agree with that advice. Why? Simply because the quality of...
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Have you looked at a seascape photo and wondered how to create that misty water effect or capture stunning sunrise? Here you’ll find seascape and coastal photography tips and tricks used by professionals for taking stylish and artistic landscape pictures that stand out from amongst the crowd. These tips will help you take great digital...
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Picture: Flat Rock Falls, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia Internet is full of articles explaining Depth of Field theory, Hyperfocal Distance, how to calculate DOF and hyperfocal distance, DOF tables for different lenses and even DOF calculators iPhone. They all are pretty much the same, using the same formulas and the same words. I...
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Street food stall, Shanghai, China During my last trips to Japan and China I had to shoot a lot with low light and without a tripod so after that I decided to put down a few notes on how to shoot photos with handheld camera and at slow shutter speed. Here are a few tips...
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I’m often asked by people who are travelling to Sydney what to photograph there. So I’ve decided to write down some notes about shooting Sydney. Sydney skyline to be precisely. It’s not a comprehensive Sydney city photography guide but it will give you a good idea of shooting locations around Sydney CBD (i.e. downtown), when...
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Craig’s Hut is located on Clear Hills near Mt.Stirling in the Alpine National Park in Victoria, and was built especially for the film “The Man from Snowy River in 1981. It was called Craig’s after the lead actor, Jim Craig (played by Tom Burlinson) and re-used in the sequel. On 11 December 2006 the Craig’s...
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Do you know how to shoot waterfalls like a pro from National Geographic magazine? Have you ever wondered how those lucky professional photographers manage to shoot great photos of waterfalls that look like they are in motion? You can also take the better waterfall pictures with using a few simple tips while taking photographs. Here...
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The Pinnacles are located in Nambung National Park, about 25 kilometres south from the town of Cervantes and about 250 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia. The Pinnacles were sculptured by wind, rain, vegetation, sun and time for many thousands of years from limestone. These limestone formations reach four metres tall of sand of varying...
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A while ago I wrote a general photographic guide to shooting the Skillion cliff located in Terrigal, Central Coast, NSW, Australia. It was created for an Open Source Photographic Guide Project. To see more photo guides in NSW please go to the NSW. Regional site. More images: Gallery of Terrigal Stock Images – Landscape Stock...
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