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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Fishermans Bay at Twilight, Anna Bay, Port Stephens, NSW, Australia More images: Port Stephens, NSW Stock Images | Beaches, Oceans and Seascapes Stock Images | Landscape Stock Photography
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Zenith Beach at Sunrise, Tomaree National Park, Port Stephens, NSW, Australia More images: Port Stephens, NSW Stock Images | Beaches, Oceans and Seascapes Stock Images | Landscape Stock Photography
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Beautiful Sunrise at Govett’s Leap Lookout, Blackheath, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia I don’t know about other people, but I cannot live without constant flow of new information – Internet, books, TV, magazines and newspapers. Oops! Not newspapers – I hate cheap grey paper and bad typography paint. But magazines are good – good...
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Picture: Sunrise at Govett’s Leap Lookout, Blackheath, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia More images: Grose Valley, Blue Mountains Stock Images | Alpine and Mountain Landscapes Stock Images | Landscape Stock Photography
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For time to time I’m receiving e-mails from painters asking permissions to use my photos as inspirations for their painting. I always give such permissions. Why should I deny that anyway? And I always wanted to see what the outcome would be. Some artists said they would send a photo of completed work to me...
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Picture: The Walls of China at Sunset, Mungo National Park, NSW, Australia More images: The Walls of China and Mungo National Park Stock Images | Desert and Outback Landscape Stock Images | Landscape Stock Photography
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Picture: Dusk at The Walls of China, Mungo National Park, NSW, Australia The sublime landscape of the Walls of China in Mungo National Park, NSW, Australia with its fascinating formations, forms an area with multiple photography opportunities from sunrise to sunset. More images: The Walls of China and Mungo National Park Stock Images | Desert...
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Panorama of Lake Matheson at Sunrise, Lake Matheson, South Westland, South Island, New Zealand New Zealand is absolutely fantastic place. I love this country very much, so when I heard that Christchurch was destroyed by earthquake I was shocked. At least 113 people are dead and 228 more are missing after a 6.3 magnitude tremor...
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Picture: North Head at Dawn, Sydney Harbour National Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia More images: Beaches, Oceans and Seascapes Stock Images | Landscape Stock Photography
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