Lanscapes

[Fr1so]

What are the best tips for making great landscape photo's. My latets photo's are a bit out of focus because I apertures like 2.8 and 4.0.

1. Apertures from f/8 and further
3. A great landscape ;-)
2. Wide angle
3. ?
4. etc...

What iare the tips from the best (you guys)...

Thanks

[Tigger]

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I wouldn't say there are any hard rules it depends on the shot and the image your after - but at I would say most of my landscapes are around F8 - the lens can be anything from ultra wide to zoom

The real trick is to slow down and think before you press the button

[Nathaniel]

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Hi! Friso, I am still learning the ropes about landscape photography and I think using f8 or above to f11 will get you some good pictures. Also watch the horizons/horizontals. Ian is an expert in this area and his advice is always good.

[John Liddle]

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Fr1so - if you have an Android device of some sort, I suggest you install one of the depth of field calculating apps (DOF Calculator or HyperfocalPro for instance) and use that to give you data to set the camera.

For instance, on a 70D, with lens at 24mm and f2.8, the hyperfocal distance is around 11 metres. So if you focus on a relatively near object (20 metres away for example) and then, keeping the button half-pressed, recompose your shot to the wonderful landscape you wish to capture, everything from 7 metres to infinity should be in acceptable focus.

[Fr1so]

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When I was searching on Google, I found thus usefull website:

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/

[Richard W]

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I bought a Kindle book "Creative Landscape Photography Using the Pyramid Method" from Amazon (don't have a Kindle, read it on my PC) It's a good buy for only £2.99, takes you through a logical process which should improve results. It made me think about things, when I get some spare time I'll actually try to put the ideas into practice!

[Fr1so]

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I bought a Kindle book "Creative Landscape Photography Using the Pyramid Method" from Amazon (don't have a Kindle, read it on my PC) It's a good buy for only £2.99, takes you through a logical process which should improve results. It made me think about things, when I get some spare time I'll actually try to put the ideas into practice!

Ooh? THanks!

[Dave s]

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The best tip I can give is to use the lighting to your advantage. Late evening or early morning light will transform almost any landscape image to another level.
Kit wise .wide angle and long focal length both make for great landscapes ,try them both when your out ,makes you think outside the box a bit.
For me f8 if it's very low light but I tend to stay around f11.again try the same shot at different apertures and see how they come out. Just my humble opinion mate hope this helps

[Cyberman]

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Generally I use an aperture between f11-f16, maybe a little lower at times.
Horizon is key, and as has been said make sure it's level.
Having some kind of foreground interest can help.
Lens choice can be subjective, sometimes a wide angle is good, others a telephoto can give a really great result.
Try and keep ISO low for the least noise.
Focus about a third of the way into the image if possible.

That's a few of my thoughts for what they are worth.
Hope they help.

[tesarver]

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Generally I use an aperture between f11-f16, maybe a little lower at times.
Horizon is key, and as has been said make sure it's level.
Having some kind of foreground interest can help.
Lens choice can be subjective, sometimes a wide angle is good, others a telephoto can give a really great result.
Try and keep ISO low for the least noise.
Focus about a third of the way into the image if possible.

That's a few of my thoughts for what they are worth.
Hope they help.

The only thing I can add to Andy's comment is this:

1: Have a tri-pod with you as Andy said you want a low ISO. I try to keep it around 100. So at f11, you will need a tri-pod in evening light.

2. F/16 to f/22 if you are looking to create the star effect

Tom

[Parsen66]

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Excellent advice from the others, not much more to add other than, look out for a great sky. Always brings a shot to life in my view

[Fr1so]

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The best tip I can give is to use the lighting to your advantage. Late evening or early morning light will transform almost any landscape image to another level.
Kit wise .wide angle and long focal length both make for great landscapes ,try them both when your out ,makes you think outside the box a bit.
For me f8 if it's very low light but I tend to stay around f11.again try the same shot at different apertures and see how they come out. Just my humble opinion mate hope this helps

Thanks for the tips!

[Fr1so]

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Generally I use an aperture between f11-f16, maybe a little lower at times.
Horizon is key, and as has been said make sure it's level.
Having some kind of foreground interest can help.
Lens choice can be subjective, sometimes a wide angle is good, others a telephoto can give a really great result.
Try and keep ISO low for the least noise.
Focus about a third of the way into the image if possible.

That's a few of my thoughts for what they are worth.
Hope they help.

I have read something on a website on focussing on 1/3 of the view.

[Cyberman]

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I have read something on a website on focussing on 1/3 of the view.

My understanding is that with the way optics work and functions such as depth of field and hyper focal distance this helps give maximum depth of field to the images.
Might have that slightly wrong, but I think that's the essence of it.

[Tigger]

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personally I think so long as your closing to F8 or more I really dont think at this stage you should be worrying about hyper focal distance, not unless your looking to get a photo with maximum focus.Right now its about getting the basics then consider throwing in other types of landscape techniques