Nature – A Photographer’s Paradise
March 4th, 2009 by Dan BodensteinNature provides a paradise of photo taking opportunities for photographers of all ages and skill levels. You can take beautiful landscape photos with just your camera and a tripod. The tripod will keep your camera steady so that you can adjust your aperture and shutter speed without the camera shaking from longer exposures. If there are a lot of shadows in your landscape, you can use a fill flash to soften them. A smaller aperture and a slower shutter speed will increase the depth of field that will sharpen your image. However, keep in mind that the slower your shutter speed means the longer your lens is open and moving objects can appear blurry. Wide angle lenses will take great landscape photos. Adding nature’s natural lines of tree branches, winding rivers, and horizons will add depth to your photos. By adjusting the aperture on a zoom lens, you can create a sharp foreground image with a soft background.
Macro lens offer endless possibilities for creating beautiful nature photos. Little bugs and insects will look like huge creatures if they are photographed with a macro lens. A patch of moss growing on a rock will look like a beautiful tropical forest when seen through a macro lens. Most point and shoot digital cameras have a macro setting and many people don’t realize that. Macro lens will let you focus at a 1:1 ratio. If you have a digital SLR camera, you can add macro lenses ranging from 50mm to 200mm focal lengths.
There is some beautiful wildlife living right in your own backyard. Some of these creatures are very timid and will run away as soon as they see you. Try to find a position where you can see them, but they can’t see you and use a zoom lens. If you are not using a flash, you can even get great photos from your windows as long as you make sure that your windows are clean. Adding a bird feeder to your yard will attract many beautiful birds in all sizes, shapes and colors. And, the little furry creatures like squirrels, chipmunks and rabbits are also attracted to the bird feeder.
Always keep your background in mind when you are shooting nature photographs. If you want your entire image to be sharp, select a small aperture. A small aperture is considered to be an aperture of f16 or above. If you are shooting birds or other small animals, you may want to use a larger aperture of f8 or lower. When you focus on your subject, this will create a sharp image of your subject and a softer background. Before you press the shutter button, look at your entire viewfinder for unwanted background items and move your camera position to remove the unwanted items. Then, shoot away and take your prize winning nature photos.
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Your photography blog really has a style. Excellent content and I love nature images
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