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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.
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Tony’s Magic Cloth Technique – Long Exposure Photography
The Magic Cloth Technique involves controlling the amount of exposure to different parts of a scene during a slow shutter. The technique involves dodging and burning over a long exposure. Using a dark cloth (or card) you can reduce the exposure to the sky (or highlights) by covering the front of the lens for part of the exposure time
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Seascapes – Coastal Photography – Shutter Speed Considerations
The potential for good photographs at the seaside is endless. Whether it is rocky, craggy, sandy or pebbles, the capture of the ocean interacting with these elements is challenging and fun.
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Pink Pearls at Jökulsarlon Ice beach – Long Exposure Photography
I was trying to triangulate the 3 main subjects. The middle iceberg was a bit too close to the center but getting closer to the nearest piece of ice allowed me to form a triangle. It was important to be a few meters from the ice, so that I could include more sky with them.
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Beauty on the Diamond Ice Beach – Iceland Photography
In December, the sun rises around 11 a.m. which meant that we could make it if we left Reykjavik at 04:00. This particular morning, we left Reykjavik but quickly came across black ice…
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Magical Dawn – Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon – Icelandic Summer
Taking nature photographs on a beautiful Summer morning at Jokulsarlon with some icebergs reflecting in the glacier lagoon.
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Goðafoss Waterfall – 175 Second Long Exposure Photography
I love visiting Goðafoss Waterfall in the late Summer. The sunset colours work so well with this dynamic, North Iceland waterfall. I was facing West around 20.30 on this September evening on a tour around Iceland.
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Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon South Iceland – Long Exposure Photography
A slow shutter can be achieved with a dark filter (often called an ND filter), or by taking the photograph in low light.
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Treasure Iceland – Diamond Beach Iceland
If you catch the glacier ice beach at the right time, you can photograph the incredible colours of a sunset or sunrise.
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Goðafoss Waterfall Rainbow – Icelandic Summer Sunrise
In the Summer, I like to photograph Goðafoss waterfall in North Iceland at an un-godly hour!! The waterfall of the Gods is at the perfect angle for a Summer sunrise.
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Comet Aurora – Northern Lights at Jokulsarlon
This night photograph, from Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon in Iceland, captured Northern Lights and a comet disappearing into the North sky over Iceland.
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Green Angel – Jokulsarlon – Northern Lights Photography
This is the best place you could possibly stand to photograph the Northern lights. Once you have captured floating glacier icebergs with an aurora reflecting in the still lake, it is difficult to top.
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Magic Cloth Ice Beach – Long Exposure Photography Video
Nature Photography Video This tutorial video comes from the ice beach at Jokulsarlon. The glacier ice on the black sand creates fantastic photo opportunities, especially when the sky lights up at sunrise during the winter months. The colours of the sunset add depth to images. The Magic Cloth Technique allows control over the sky exposure […]
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Long Exposure Eruptions – Volcano Photography
When your local volcano erupts, grab your camera and tripod and head out for a Long Exposure adventure. There is nothing like being with other photographers who want to be there until it gets dark, so choose your company wisely.
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Amorphic Ice – Jökulsárlón Glacier Beach
This was an incredible Valentine’s morning on the ice beach. We were in the middle of a photo tour and the light was exactly like this as we arrived on the beach because this was the very first image I took that morning.
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Waterfalls & Slow Shutter Magic
Long Exposure Photography How to get Silky Water Effect on Waterfalls Icelandic Waterfalls Waterfalls are countless in Iceland. The multi-plateaued volcanic landscape with massive melting ice-caps create the perfect environment for a variety of waterfalls. Waterfalls can pop up where they are not supposed to like the cascade on glacier ice in the image above. […]