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Magic Lantern Firmware – Canon 5D mark II
For Canon Cameras, there is a FREE firmware called Magic Lantern. Magic Lantern is an enhanced upgrade to the Canon DSLR firmware. If you have a Canon DSLR and like experimenting with digital technology, then Magic Lantern could be for you.
Landscape Photography Beginner Guide
Taking photos of Landscapes is such a cool activity that connects you to the nature and helps you forget negative thoughts. If your photography is good, then your viewers will benefit in the same ways. Here are a few thoughts on what landscape photography is, and how to develop your landscape photography skills.
Pink Panther Returns – Diamond Beach Iceland
This photo was taken early November on a Jökulsarlon tour. I was taking some shots without an ND filter and some shots with. This is one of the shots with the Neutral Density filter – which creates a slight rose tint. This was one of the last photos of the session and everything fells into place when the sky reached it’s best.
Arguing for Aperture – Understanding Lenses
I am a fan of the semi-automatic modes and when I…
January Star – Icelandic Ice Beach
It was horrible conditions that brought about this beauty. We were sand blasted and windswept on the black sand beach, day 2 of a 3 day tour.
Colour Ripples – Glacier Ice on Diamond Beach
We caught the tail end of the overnight storm at Jokulsarlon Diamond Ice Beach. The wind & sand created incredible scalloped textures in the fresh glacier ice.
The beauty of f/6.3 – Zeiss 50mm Prime Lens
In situations where you want to isolate a large subject, like a horse, ice berg or motorbike, f/6.3 has the great mixture of background blur and sharpness. But remember to get the best out of it and focus a third into the object.
Mastering Depth Perception
This is an ironic thing for you to be reading because…
Night Photography 2 – overcoming the darkness
Night photography is a challenging hobby. You are taking a picture in conditions where you can barely see your camera. You have to wait around in the coldest part of the day for long periods of time and all those minutes could be wasted if you don’t plan to overcome the basic obstacles which shooting in the dark can present.
Focusing Landscapes – Hyperfocal distance
Hyperfocal distance involves careful focusing adjustments to ensure that objects close to the camera and objects in the distance all have the same sharp focus.
Photography Blending Techniques – Focus Stacking
This articles looks at a lengthy and complicated procedure to render every part of a scene with perfect focus. the aim is to achieve a high depth of field (DOF) whilst maintaining the high quality of your lens’ sweet-spot.
Photography as Communication
If you have communication in mind when you take the picture, then your photograph will have a communication value. This article discusses photography as communication.