​Mountain View and waterscape shooting strategy

Inverted triangular composition

The most important way to take photos of mountain scenery is to use layers. If the shape of the mountain is an irregular triangle, canvas prints then close-up photography is not the best way to express it. Here can have the aid of mountains, the capture of a part of the environment when shooting, so that the mountain presents the potential of overlapping mountains, so that the formation of inverted triangle composition not only makes the screen more active, but also adds a mysterious atmosphere for the Snow Mountains.

Photographers who travel regularly with outdoor enthusiasts can produce many rare images. Because outdoor sports enthusiasts often avoid the usual tourist routes, and choose or develop new adventure routes, even climb non-tourist areas of the mountain. If you have the opportunity, be sure to bring along light equipment and a large zoom lens to capture all the beauty. However, photo canvas online before you travel, you should purchase the necessary outdoor equipment according to the requirements of the outdoor sportsman, and choose a photo package that is easy to access.

Long focal length collection of mountain scenery segments

When taking photos of mountain scenery, people often think that a telephoto lens won't do the trick, but it doesn't. A telephoto lens not only allows you to shoot far away, which is good for special composition, but it also compresses the image so that the mountains are compact in form. In order to maintain the clarity of the picture, acrylic prints online you can choose a portable multi-section folding tripod and use the shutter release to assist the shooting.

Waterscape exposure - flowing silk

Digital SLR cameras have the advantage not only of freezing high-speed moments, but also of recording "slow" ones. If you want to shoot a waterscape with a normal automatic exposure mode, the effect will be quite ordinary. However, if you use a long exposure mode and depict the water flow as a smooth white silk line, you will impress others with your shooting skills. This water flow is the opposite of a normal shot, requiring as little ambient light as possible to extend the exposure time and allow the camera to record the flow of water. The common method is to use the aperture priority mode of the camera, reduce the aperture of the camera, reduce the amount of light into the lens, thus extending the exposure time of the camera. If the ambient light is too bright, you can also use a gray mirror (ND mirror) to reduce the light. This long exposure time is obviously not suitable for handheld shooting, so the camera needs to be fixed on a tripod to ensure the clarity of other elements in the photo.

A combination of small scenes

Water is the source of all things, as long as there is water set off the scenery will appear clever. When photographing a waterscape, look for a matching landscape in the environment, such as the odd rocks or shoals along the shore, the mossy stones in the water, or the grasses that float in the current. This photo taken in jiuzhaigou, sichuan province, successfully USES the fairy-tale colors of the water, with floating tree trunks, to add infinite vitality to the whole water scene. The shooting of waterscape sketch should be different in priority and priority, and not include too many subjects in the picture. However, this does not mean that too many elements should not be included, but that each element should have certain unity in form or color, so that the photos will not appear disorderly.

Movement contrast sketch

Dynamic and static contrast refers to the use of dynamic and static relationship between composition elements to achieve the purpose of highlighting the main body, static or static, can form a comparative relationship. In the photos of water flow and trees, the main body stands out because of the constant flow of water while the trees are relatively still. If the picture is full of static scenery, the whole will seem to lack vitality; If all the dynamic picture, it will make the viewer restless. Only properly grasp the dynamic and static relationship, can make the picture full of wit. In order to capture the "movement" of the water in the movement contrast, the camera's shutter speed is controlled. In order for the water to flow into a filament, you need to slow down the shutter speed to shoot. On the contrary, if you want to take pictures of splashing water, you need to use a higher shutter speed.

Use reflections to create lakes and mountains

The effective use of reflection is one of the main shooting techniques in landscape photography. For shooting scenes of lakes and mountains, reflection can add a lot of color to the water, but it is not easy to capture the reflection, if only by chance, then the success rate of shooting will be very low. In fact, the reflection of the shadow is not the same as the shadow of the shadow, reflection is the reflection of the reflective surface, simply speaking, is the inverted shadow, this is the same as we usually look in the mirror. Reflections are visible when the landscape is well lit and when the light on the surface of the water is weak. Conversely, if the light on the surface of the water is too strong, it will inevitably affect the reflection. Therefore, when we shoot the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains, we should catch the time when the Angle of the sun is more inclined, so that the three-dimensional image of mountains and rivers can be better reflected by the water. When photographing scenery in jiuzhaigou, sichuan province, photographers often enter the ditch before many tourists, waiting for the best light in front of haizi.

Represent the color of the water

The colors of the water vary widely, from mineral influences to blue reflections of the sky to reconstructions of the beautiful scenery around the water. To grasp the color of water is the essence of landscape photography. In different seasons of a year, at different times of the day, water surface may present different colors, among which the most obvious is the influence of color temperature change on color, followed by the influence of surrounding scenery on color. The best advice is to shoot in the morning or evening, when the light and shadow surfaces of the water show different color temperatures, especially when using the daylight white balance mode of a DSLR camera. In order not to let the color of the water too monotonous, you can also add silhouette in the shooting, deliberately reduce the exposure compensation when shooting, so that the foreground disappears in the dark into an abstract line. At this point, you can also turn on the digital SLR camera "reverse" mode, or "gorgeous" mode, enhance the color of the water.

Protect and clean the camera when shooting waterscape

Try to keep your camera around your neck when shooting at the water's edge to avoid accidental falls in the water. If possible, buy a wristband for your DSLR. If you go to a place where the water is flowing rapidly, you can carry an extra lens UV protection mirror, so that even if the lens is splashed with water, you can immediately change the spare UV lens to avoid missing the shooting time. When shooting a wide range of water features, especially a waterfall, look for downwind locations to avoid water mist in the air eroding the camera. It is best to use a high-quality 3M mirror cloth when wiping the UV protective mirror of the lens outdoors. Dust off the dust left or adhered on it before using to avoid scratching the coating film on the lens. After shooting at the water's edge with high humidity, you can use sealed drying box and neutral silicon desiccant to dry the photographic equipment at home, aluminum photo prints so as to avoid excessive humidity affecting the electrical performance of digital SLR camera and avoid mildew on the lens of the lens.