Nature Photography 1.Taking pictures of nature The great outdoors offers a lot of irresistible subjects: landscapes, gardens and individual flowers, trees, waterfalls, and animals. The next time you explore Mother Nature, take these helpful tips with you and bring back some amazing pictures. 2.Step into the light Look for interesting combinations of color, light, shadow and texture Morning light gives you warmer, yellow colors Late afternoon, or evening light provides colors with a hint of red to full red 3.Prevent flare-ups Sunlight can hit the camera lens and create flare – those hexagonal shapes that veil over the image 4.Use a hat or your hand to shade your camera Find a location where something like a tree or its limbs can block the direct sun 5.A new angle on life Sometimes the best photo is the one you just walked by Look up, look down, look all around you Take a few wide-angle shots of the area Move in close to capture the details of a flower or bark of a tree by using macro mode on your camera 6.Explore your camera modes Landscape mode – optimizes the camera settings for landscape photos and capturing objects at great distances Macro mode – perfect for taking extreme close-up photos Panorama stitch mode – combines up to three shots together into one large picture 7.Cut the clutter Unrelated elements compete for the viewer’s attention and draw the eye away from the center of interest Fill the frame with your subject by moving in close to exclude any extraneous elements Take vertical pictures of vertical subjects like trees, flowers, and mountains Shoot from a very low or very high angle to help the subject stand out If practical, move the subject to a better location with a cleaner backdrop 8.Capture the full view Take dramatic shots of beautiful landscapes. Capture the whole scene, be it a landscape or plunging waterfall using the panoramic mode. 9.Location, location, location Even city slickers can find opportunities for nature photography – simply head to the park Do a web search of your region, or a location that you plan to visit on vacation Search for gardens, wildlife rehab centers, zoos and various nature preserves
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 19:32:12 +0000
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