Landscapes on a Dreary Day
There are a lot of conventions to landscape photography -- put the camera on a tripod, stop down, use focus stacking, make everything sharp across the frame, use long exposures, have foreground, mid-ground, background interest, etc., etc. But the cardinal rule is: Make a pretty picture! Can you make a pretty picture on a dreary day? Here are some photos from along the Rivanna Trail -- handheld, f/2.0, blurry backgrounds -- of a muddy bare winter lanscape. Gear Photos
On the Streets: Morning Light
During the holidays, it's quiet in the morning. No one walks the streets. The long morning shadows are uninterrupted - deep sharp shadows in the midst of bright sunlight above the skyline. Red is violet and orange is brownish. The landscape is familiar. The colors are different. The streets take you to the same places, but give you different scenes. Here are a few more photos from Thanksgiving weekend in the Fall of 2016. Gear Photos were made with a Nikon D750 and a Zeiss
