Landscape photography


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.
All pictures have been taken in BC and Alberta, Canada, using a D200 with Tokina 12-24 (most pictures), 18-200VR, 35F2AI (old manual lens).
Some of the shots with a grad ND8 filter. 

#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