One of the things I love to do with recent Lightroom versions is to play with low contrast adjustments and introducing de-haze.
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Photography at the Seaside – Long Exposure Guide
Coastal landscapes are very effective long exposures because they often give the photograph a strong contrast between the temporary and the permanent.
Creative Long Exposure Nature Photography
From silky waterfalls to star trails, long exposure photography captures the world in a way we don’t normally see. These long exposure photographs are popular and capture the viewer’s imagination, so it is worth studying long exposure photography to add some unique perspectives to your portfolio.
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.
Vestrahorn Lights – Northern Lights at Vestrahorn
We found ourselves in East Iceland looking at a northern Lights forecast. Not to be defeated, we decided to head back to Vestrahorn mountain with a view to doing star trails or some form of night photography.
Magic Cloth & Northern Lights
The main requirement for using the Magic Cloth Technique is having a long exposure, so Northern Lights photography is an obvious choice.
Magic Cloth Trouble shooting
Though this technique produces some beautiful images for me, it is not without it’s issues.
Magic Cloth and Milky Way Photography
Milky way images are stunning, but what you see on the front page of 500px is usually the result of careful camera and lens choice…
Ansel Adams – magic card
In one of the last interviews with Ansel Adams he expressed excitement over the possibility of digital photography.
Suburban Northern Lights
I advise photographers to get out of the city and away from the city lights to get the best northern lights photographs. But, seeing as I am here, I thought I would give the challenging conditions a try.
Simple Magic Cloth Technique
This very simple technique is the basic for Magic Cloth photography and this video is actually a good starting point for the beginner.
20 second Reverse cloth technique
The reverse cloth technique is useful if the middle part of a scene is notably brighter than the top part of the scene.
Video Tutorial: Icelandic Waterfall Skutafoss
This tutorial is a demonstration of the Magic Cloth Technique to add drama to a dull sky at the SKutafoss waterfall in East Iceland.
Long Exposure Photography Techniques – Silky Water
Love them or your hate them, long exposure photos are a good way to understand shutter speed. this article looks at ways to give water that silky effect.