Landscape photography can be a bit of a start and stop genre, with hours of waiting punctuated by fleeting moments of opportunity. That can lead to some difficult decisions about how to maximize your chances of coming home with worthwhile shots. This great video follows an experienced landscape photographer as he grapples with such decisions and discusses how he moves forward.
Coming to you from Christian Irmler - Landscape Photography, this interesting video discusses some of the tricky decisions that come with landscape photography. A lot of landscape photography revolves around predicting conditions and how light will behave, then waiting for it to arrive. Of course, things do not always go as planned, particularly when you do not have control over so many of the governing conditions of the shoot. On the other hand, if you just cut and run the moment things are not working out, you could end up spending the entire day chasing shots and never catching up. Sometimes, it is better to stay in place and work with what you have. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Irmler.
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So this also landscape, up-close to a subject! I need to hit some trails. I think also you are the first photographer with bear spray on your backpack strap I have seen on YouTube, a very smart thing. It looks cold so snakes may not be a problem BUT snake boots should be part of clothing also. Just for info in upstate Pa. The Grand Canyon of Pa. the snakes are all about during Fall Foliage time, a place to think about protection from bears and snakes. Great also someone wearing Blaze Orange, easy to be found or for capturing wildlife - the deer family of all are color blind to orange BUT blue and green seen good like a state troopers blue lights but also wash in detergent without brighteners, like at The Grand Canyon the elk will eat right behind you. Another note for the big cats put some big eyes looking backward on a hat, may prevent an attack. While doing the sunset not one but two rattlesnakes one on each side longer than I am tall 6' + went to the structure. Last image while capturing a nice long one was on the other side of fence but moving during long exposure. All images were in Oct. so a summer day or night just be aware, you have to dress right to get your image to the WWW.
Thanks for the show and tell.