Cold climates
When you are taking your camera into cold conditions, it will be wise to follow a few simple precautions to protect you and your gear. Feet One of the most important thing to protect! They are, after all, what is going to get you out of potential danger. You need to think about protecting them first and foremost. Cold climates can present several different dangers to feet. The first is cold. It is important to keep your feet warm and dry as possible. It is worth investing in strong hiking boots which have good waterproof qualities. If you can, finger a bit of waterproof wax around all the...
Read MoreNight Photography 2 – overcoming the darkness
Posted by Tony on Nov 27, 2009
in Photography Techniques | 6 comments
So you have the night photography bug. You sit twiddling your thumbs in the daylight hours waiting for the light to fade so that you can go out and leave your camera perfectly still with its shutter open for many tens of minutes. You are not...
Read MorePhotography techniques – playing with water
Posted by Tony on Aug 22, 2009 in Photography Techniques | 1 comment
We have all seen the photographs of waterfalls or beaches where the water has turned to milk. You either love it or your hate it, but regardless of that, it is a good way to come to understand shutter speed. this article looks at ways to give water that milky effect. First you need a camera and a source of flowing water. Not all of us are lucky enough to be living in Iceland. Next it is best to have a tripod or another way of keeping the camera perfectly still. To create the milky effect, you will need to have the shutter open for a while. The shot of Óxárafoss was 30 seconds, but you...
Read MoreNight Photography 1 – secrets uncovered
Night Photography – secrets uncovered It was my love and obsession of capturing the Aurora Borealis, which uncovered a new passion… night photography. Click A secret landscape is unveiled to the night photographer, the seas turned to milk, the street light adopt an eerie glow and the colours are amazing. In the days of film we had to battle with reciprocity failure were the film emulsion would stop being reliable over a certain time. Then the was Fuji Provia with no reciprocity failure up to 4 minutes and then there was digital with no reciprocity problems at all. But digital...
Read MorePhotographing Northern Lights – Aurora Borealis
Photographing Northern Lights – Aurora Borealis Northern lights are great to watch. It involves the burning of atmospheric gases high above the earth as a result of solar winds from the sun. You stand on this planet and realise how small and insignificant we really are, how short our lives are and how beautiful this planet is. In essence it is Night Photography. Photographing them takes a bit of knowledge, but once you have it, it becomes as easy as taking any regular...
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