A few important things to know when shooting landscapes are:
- find the appropriate moment to shoot to
get the light right
(early morning or evening are good moments to shoot landscapes)
- try to be a bit original with your composition, include foreground
elements
- use a small aperture to insure you have a large depth of field
- preferably use prime lenses to increase quality
- preferably work on a tripod to increase quality
- some landscape pictures can look very nice after a black and white
conversion
Here are a few examples:
Landscape converted to black and white - Lake Louise, Alberta
a number of examples from my recent trip to Canada
Just a few recent "tourist P&S" shots I wanted to share.#1 First pic: beautiful British Columbia as seen from the
plane...
#2 Twin falls (Canyon close to Vancouver) shot handheld thanks to VR with Nikkor 18-200 1/8 sec.
#3 evening sun - view from Stanley Park, Vancouver
#4 bad weather in Tofino, sun shining through
#5 very bad weather in Tofino (shot from a boat)
#6 weather conditions did not really improve on Tofino
#7 Whistler : view from the top
#8 North to Whistler, shot with the good old 35mm f2 manual lens
#9 Mt. Robson (invisible in the clouds, as usual) - the
highest peak in the Canadian rockies
#10 Mt. Robson (here with 80-400 lens, from Mt. Whistler in Jasper), exceptionally partially visible, lot of haze because of the distance
#11 Medicine Lake, Jasper, Alberta
#12 one of the most popular landscapes in the world, Maligne
Lake, Jasper National Park
#13 another view on Maligne Lake
#14 Columbia Icefields
Hope you enjoyed the tour.
Beautiful British Columbia and Alberta... I love Canada
Guy