One of the key requirements in making beautiful landscape photographs is technical perfection. It is important that your landscape image is tack sharp and properly exposed. The two images below demonstrate the difference between a casually captured photograph and a technically correct image.
The first photograph below was taken handheld in low light, after sunset. It was photographed at a slightly higher ISO and wide-open aperture.
Camera Data: Canon EOS 350D, 17-40L at 20mm, handheld, f/4, 1/30sec, ISO400
The second photograph below was better planned, when I had carried a tripod and took my time to compose the shot. This image was taken with camera mounted on a very sturdy tripod. A GND Filter was used to ensure that there are no excessively dark or bright sections in the image. It would have helped the image further, if the photograph was taken with a narrow aperture setting.
You can see that the first photo was taken at a time when there was plenty of colour in the sky and there was more drama in the scenery. The second photograph was taken during a relatively muted evening. Yet, because care was taken to ensure that the second photograph is technically perfect, it is far more pleasing to the eye than the first one.
To get hands on experience on making beautiful landscape images and understand the ideas involved in making great landscape art with your camera, join our ‘Landscapes of Munnar – A Photography Workshop‘ on April 20-22.
Canon EOS 350D, 17-40L at 27mm, tripod mounted, f/4, 1/13sec, ISO100, Two 2-stop soft GND filters.
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