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y gwch a'r awyr
For the top pics group - landscapes.
I had to get up earlier than usual today because I’ve an appointment to check the dressings on my knee. I was up at a time when the sun was playing with the Snowdonia clouds. There were some gorgeous pinks and reds forming on and flowing around the morning clouds. Made me wish I could get out there.
[View on Black] to get the most out of the sky.
The Photographer speaks 1: After setting up on an early-morning shoot and before the first ‘click’, I will ‘chill’ for a short time. Time to slow my breathing and ‘get into’ my surroundings. I will take off my cap and let my face cool. It’s a delicious feeling. I’ll gaze off into the middle distance and let my peripheral vision take over – is there anything moving that deserves my attention? Turning slowly, I listen, really listen for sounds that seem to be amplified at that time of morning; wing beats; streams gurgling; a distant car; waves breaking; birds calling; even low-flying bats whirring over. It’s worth having a good look at the ground around my feet – various shells and pieces of washed up porcelain have been bought home from beaches before today.
After sunrise, time to move and make the most of that early light :)
The Photographer speaks 2 : When I get up early to shoot, I like to get to a location knowing roughly what I’d like my first photo to be. I try to get there about half an hour before sunrise and this might involve quite a brisk walk where I’ve parked! After arriving, I’ll set up and check the composition for the first image. The 7D has an internal spirit level which displays on the lcd which I have found to be very useful. This year’s Christmas present was a Manfrotto tripod with ball and socket head. I have not had much chance to use it yet, but it seems that this head, coupled with the 7D’s ‘liveview’ function might even surpass the practicality of the spirit level. ‘Liveview’ displays the scene with a ‘thirds’ grid included which makes minor adjustment of the picture extremely easy.
This post is a re-working of an image I took last August. I have the time to do so at the moment and I am quite happy with the way this turned out. I’m happy with what I get from Elements, but I probably need to start using more of the software’s functions. Perhaps some indoor shots next week will provide the catalyst for that :)
y gwch a'r awyr
For the top pics group - landscapes.
I had to get up earlier than usual today because I’ve an appointment to check the dressings on my knee. I was up at a time when the sun was playing with the Snowdonia clouds. There were some gorgeous pinks and reds forming on and flowing around the morning clouds. Made me wish I could get out there.
[View on Black] to get the most out of the sky.
The Photographer speaks 1: After setting up on an early-morning shoot and before the first ‘click’, I will ‘chill’ for a short time. Time to slow my breathing and ‘get into’ my surroundings. I will take off my cap and let my face cool. It’s a delicious feeling. I’ll gaze off into the middle distance and let my peripheral vision take over – is there anything moving that deserves my attention? Turning slowly, I listen, really listen for sounds that seem to be amplified at that time of morning; wing beats; streams gurgling; a distant car; waves breaking; birds calling; even low-flying bats whirring over. It’s worth having a good look at the ground around my feet – various shells and pieces of washed up porcelain have been bought home from beaches before today.
After sunrise, time to move and make the most of that early light :)
The Photographer speaks 2 : When I get up early to shoot, I like to get to a location knowing roughly what I’d like my first photo to be. I try to get there about half an hour before sunrise and this might involve quite a brisk walk where I’ve parked! After arriving, I’ll set up and check the composition for the first image. The 7D has an internal spirit level which displays on the lcd which I have found to be very useful. This year’s Christmas present was a Manfrotto tripod with ball and socket head. I have not had much chance to use it yet, but it seems that this head, coupled with the 7D’s ‘liveview’ function might even surpass the practicality of the spirit level. ‘Liveview’ displays the scene with a ‘thirds’ grid included which makes minor adjustment of the picture extremely easy.
This post is a re-working of an image I took last August. I have the time to do so at the moment and I am quite happy with the way this turned out. I’m happy with what I get from Elements, but I probably need to start using more of the software’s functions. Perhaps some indoor shots next week will provide the catalyst for that :)