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Landscape Photography<\/h2>\n<\/div>

A beautiful sunrise, fog-covered mountain summits, or a crystal-clear lake – landscape photography can create enchanting natural images of areas that remain hidden from inattentive tourists forever. In the process, many factors play an important role in ensuring that the photo is perfect afterward. Not only the correct settings are important, but also the image composition and the time of day are decisive. Landscape photography is associated with a lot of precision, patience, and sometimes even some experimentation.<\/p>\n

Capturing atmospheric moments, capturing the magic of a moment, or skilfully portraying a motif in such a way that it captivates the viewer, that’s what good landscape photography is all about for me. It is important to me to depict the scene as realistically as possible and to underline the pure beauty of nature.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Important Basic Settings<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Aperture<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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The optimal aperture is about:<\/p>\n

f8 – f16<\/h3>\n

I\u2019m convinced that simply try it out.<\/p>\n

Tip:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The sun is shining, choose aperture 8<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

ISO<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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The ISO value describes the light sensitivity of the image sensor. Best is a value of :<\/p>\n

ISO 100<\/h3>\n

This reduces the later noise on the image, but also increases the exposure time. Another advantage is that the dynamic range of your camera increases as the ISO value decreases.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Shutter Speed<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Unlike the aperture, there is no definite rule for shutter speeds in landscape photography – it is used as a creative tool and can have a massive impact on the shot. How fast the shutter opens and closes depends not only on the lighting situation but also on the location of your landscape photography. If the sun is shining very strongly and there is no protective shadow far and wide that could take away light, short shutter speeds are almost inevitable to stay within the range of the optimal f-number. If the shutter should remain open longer, strong gray filters are recommended.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Further Adjustments<\/b><\/p>\n

I usually photograph landscapes in manual mode, because here all degrees of freedom are given to you. So you can influence all variables according to your wishes and correct them quickly.<\/p>\n

I take the pictures in RAW format to get the best picture quality and to be able to adjust my white balance in post-processing.<\/p>\n

Depending on the requirements, I mainly focus manually, but sometimes the autofocus is also in use.<\/p>\n

It is essential to have a stable stand, as even minimal vibration can have a maximum effect on the final result. Therefore a safe and stable tripod is not to be renounced. Moreover, the camera does not know that it is firmly fixed, and the image stabilization could still try to compensate for something that does not exist. Therefore the image stabilization should also be switched off.<\/p>\n

After all, settings have been made, it is not easy to give tips on image composition, because everyone has their own ideas about what should be in the image. In general, I would say: Less is more. Try to only include elements in the picture that should be part of it and perhaps have a relationship with your central motif.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Design Samples<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"oilseed-rape-summer\"<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"colored<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"tropic-beach\"<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Skills needed<\/h2>\n<\/div>