What is Landscape Photography? The person that may come to mind might be Ansel Adams. Landscape photography can be one of the hardest types of photography to master, mainly because it takes great skill in lighting and composition as well as a ton of patience. You cannot just go out and take a photo of a landscape and expect to be able to frame it. Time of day is of great importance. Sunrise and sunset are good times because the sky and earth become within shooting range of good exposure. There is a new type of photography emerging called "High Definition" photography (aka high-dynamic-range image). It is basically taking three photos of the same thing: one exposed for highlights, one for shadows, and one for general balance. Then, the three photos are blended to create a surreal look. The above right photo was taken in 2007 by Adphoto in Trencin, Slovakia. It was taken using 9 exposures and then merged together to make one image. You may see more about High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography by going to Wikipedia. You may also see how to render your own HDR imagery in PhotoShop by using the "merge to HDR" feature by going to Cambridge in Colour. I have not tried one myself, but they are quite interesting to look at. I tend to take more minimalistic landscapes. They are not the conventional deep focus shots with a wide angle lens, but more dream like and a bit nostalgic. The below are some shots I took in San Clemente over the weekend on a nice, overcast evening.
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