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Forum: Photographic Technique
01-30-2020, 03:28 AM
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I use the Photographer's Ephemeris app, which does some of the same things and at least tells me where and when the sun is coming up and setting for a given date.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
05-30-2019, 07:39 AM
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My typical settings for landscape and APS-C are f8 and one stop under exposed. That usually is pretty effective at protecting highlights and shadows aren't so dark that I can't get pretty detail out of them in post. For tough situations, using liveview and adjusting your exposure to fit the situation or even getting multiple exposures can be pretty helpful.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
05-17-2019, 01:46 PM
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I guess to me, it starts with the light, followed by the subject and then the composition. Others have said it here, but sunrise and sunset will give you better light. If there are a few clouds, it will tend to give even more color and interest to the scene.
Then, you have to decide on what you are taking a photo of. Are there some interesting stones? Is there a log or a tree or anything with a leading line?
Finally, there is composition. You probably know this, but probably it is best to generally not center things. If you have a tree that you are capturing, put it to one side. Try not to put your horizon right in the middle of the image (and decide while doing this if the sky is more interesting or the foreground and frame accordingly). I like to use a tripod because it makes me take my time when thinking about composition and allows me to use lower iso than I might at sunrise. I guess the final thing I would mention is that I would try to get higher or lower than you normally stand to take your image. Different perspectives often make for interesting images.
After you come home, try to analyze your images. Think about what works and what doesn't. It seems like you can often learn more from a bad image than from a good one.
 Fire in the Sky by Vincent1825, on Flickr
 Sunrise by Vincent1825, on Flickr
 Blue Ridge Parkway by Vincent1825, on Flickr
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