Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai.
I've always been inspired with photos of beautiful landscapes captured by various professional photographers. I really wanted to try out on how to capture such image. Their pictures are absolutely stunning. So I thought, I'd go out and try shoot some landscapes myself. I also brought along my trusted Digital Camera Magazine with me. DCM is absolutely useful. It provides tips that are easy to understand. I brought the 70th issue which had information about how to shoot landscapes.
The things that I learned for landscape photography was that - based on what I read:
- It needs careful planning, preparation and patience - find suitable location, do some weather forecasting, wait for the right amount of surrounding light.
- Use a Wide-Angle Lens - helps to get more view into frame.
- Use the Rule of Thirds.
- Locate a foreground interest.
- Use a steady tripod.
- Balance the exposure - using the Graduated Natural Density filters.
- Use a narrow aperture and low ISO setting.
So I tried to apply what I've learned. But I have to admit, it didn't turned out well.
- I have a tripod, but didn't use it because it's not even stable - it sucks & cheapo (got it for free with the D7k). So I used my steady hands instead.
- I don't have UWA lens but I'm planning to buy one - in the near future, so I used my kit lens 18-105mm instead.
- I lacked in planning, preparing and being patience as I intended to get wonderful pictures first shot - well that proved my impatience-ness. haha.
- I had no GND filters, so the skies were over exposed / foreground underexposed.
- I lacked in finding a good foreground - so all pictures are quite dull (duh...).
- I lacked in following the rule of thirds.
- I handled the ISO and the aperture pretty well - I think?
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