Comments on: Landscape photography tools

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:41:45 +0000

beautiful pictures and great tips. We do a lot of wide angle stuff too. If you're interested, check out our site. I am actually doing a landscape project with Doors.. Bscphoto Website

By: Garden Furniture

Garden Furniture — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:58:55 +0000

Hey, just did a google search and found this site. glad i did! Great advice, thanks!

By: Landscape Art

Landscape Art — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:30:16 +0000

Hi Mark,

Your photograph of Bridal Veil Falls, Ohio, is stunning! Thanks for sharing such a beautiful photograph with us and explaining how to come up with better photos. — Patricia

By: Francis

Francis — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:12:05 +0000

Cool, well thanks for taking time to explain!

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:15:33 +0000

Film is different as far as diffraction. It is not as sensitive if light doesn’t some in at a straight angle, but diffraction still exists to some extent.

By: Francis

Francis — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:56:53 +0000

Ah thanks, if you don’t mind…

…what about on film? Would there be any difference with film? Or could you go splurge with your high f/stops not worried about diffraction?

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:49:13 +0000

Hi Francis, no, a ND filter will only impact your exposure time, not sharpness or DOF.

You essentially have to take two exposures – one focused on a foreground element, and another perhaps 3/4 into the frame.

Merging them in Photoshop isn’t too hard using layer masks and a gradient applied to the mask.

By: Francis

Francis — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:28:29 +0000

Ahah! I was wondering about f/stops when merging shots. I get a lot of diffraction in some of my shots too when I use high stops w/ wide angle. A rookie by far, I’m starting to explore landscapes more in my free time from portraiture and college. However, what would be the result if using a low f/stop for only a single frame shot? Would a ND filter assist in getting the same focus on everything?

By: Carl Donohue

Carl Donohue — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:25:39 +0000

Hey Mark

Just checking, man .. Great stuff you’ve been posting this month, man, really, really a nice treat to look over these images.

I gotta check into those Tony Kuyper tutorials. He’s such an amazing photographer.

Cheers

Carl

By: bernie kasper

bernie kasper — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:31:20 +0000

Beautiful work Mark, I love the perspective in these, the leaves add a wonderful splash of color as well, very nice