Anubis1311
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Took our touring caravan to the Peak District last week and had a little stab at long exposure landscape photography
First foray into landscape photography
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AlanLichty
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Nice way to get started with not pointing your lens up all the time 
I like your local waterfalls. One thing you might want to think about is to set up your focal point about 1/3 the distance between the closest thing you want in focus and the farthest item. That coupled with setting your f/stop up to at least f/5.6 or f/7.0. Wide open apertures gets a very narrow range of focus.
I like your local waterfalls. One thing you might want to think about is to set up your focal point about 1/3 the distance between the closest thing you want in focus and the farthest item. That coupled with setting your f/stop up to at least f/5.6 or f/7.0. Wide open apertures gets a very narrow range of focus.
Anubis1311
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So I had to shoot at f22 to get the long exposures on the running water. I’m hoping landscape photography is a bit more family friendly (Astro and bird photography isn’t conducive to dogs and a screaming child!). Will defo try that next time I’m outNice way to get started with not pointing your lens up all the time
I like your local waterfalls. One thing you might want to think about is to set up your focal point about 1/3 the distance between the closest thing you want in focus and the farthest item. That coupled with setting your f/stop up to at least f/5.6 or f/7.0. Wide open apertures gets a very narrow range of focus.
AlanLichty
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No need to be concerned about having a high enough f/stop with that exposure setting. If you are going to do a lot of shots like waterfalls in broad daylight you might want to look into screwing on a neutral density (ND) filter with maybe at least 3 to 5 stops of tint. ND filters come in anything from 2 stops up to 10 which almost borders on welder's glass. The other alternative is to take a bunch of shots and then use mean or median blending to smooth the water out. That's the technique I use for shooting waterfalls from my drone in broad daylight. I usually try to get 5-7 captures for blending that way.So I had to shoot at f22 to get the long exposures on the running water. I’m hoping landscape photography is a bit more family friendly (Astro and bird photography isn’t conducive to dogs and a screaming child!). Will defo try that next time I’m out
Anubis1311
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The moody version
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AlanLichty
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Very tranquil - I like the dark forest backdrop. Looks cool and inviting.
Hey Danny!
Wow... if this is your beginning, man you will have your own Art gallery in no time!
This is awesome work. There are guys I know who have been doing landscapes for 20 years that can't capture images this beautiful.
Landscape photography is much more conducive to kids for sure. I took my kids when they were younger along, and now take my grandkids. Most kids love to explore the outdoors, so this should work well for you.
There is a lot to learn and refine in Landscape photography, but I will say you are starting out on the right foot.
Wow... if this is your beginning, man you will have your own Art gallery in no time!
This is awesome work. There are guys I know who have been doing landscapes for 20 years that can't capture images this beautiful.
Landscape photography is much more conducive to kids for sure. I took my kids when they were younger along, and now take my grandkids. Most kids love to explore the outdoors, so this should work well for you.
There is a lot to learn and refine in Landscape photography, but I will say you are starting out on the right foot.
Anubis1311
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Thank you Jim, I’m starting to enjoy broadening my photography. Especially as my astro is significantly limited by the the fact I live under a permacloud! I will sadly only be able to really do any landscape on a Tuesday afternoon (literally the only time we are off together) so this golden hour malarkey is well off the table! Still, those waterfall shots were under midday sun!
Very nice set of images. Your first foray ? The ardent landscape photographers would be happy with these.
Anubis1311
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Yeah, photography is something of a new hobby for me having found astrophotography somewhat limited by the lack of clear nights. I have started photographing birds recently and really enjoy it but that requires either sitting in a hide or quietly travelling through you surroundings. Neither are overly appealing to a 2 year old, an excitable old dog and a very patient wife. I figured landscape would allow us to go on some walks together. So I picked up a used sigma 17-55mm and a VND 4-64 + CPL and this was my first outing.
My astrophotography has given me a head start on processing photos and getting the most out of Photoshop. Hopefully I can now start to learn a bit more about using my camera, composition etc.
I’m excited
