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LANDSCAPEPHOTOSAREEVOCATIVE
enough,butthere’snothingmoreeffective
in gauginghowbig a scenetrulyis thanby
addinga senseof scale.AdrianTrendall
(in stagram.com/all.things.cuillin)spends
a lo t of timein themountainsof theIsleof
Skyeandwasthrilledthata long,arduous
cl imbanda touchof fortuneresulted
in himcapturingthisawe-inspiring
la ndscapethatoffersa true
appreciationof perspective.
“Asa mountainguide
and a photographer,
I’ mon themountains
a lo t andstriveto
ta kephotosthat
encapsulatethe
br eathtakingbeautyon
di splay.Nothingtypifies
th e mountainrangesof
Skyemorethantheiconic
inaccessiblepinnacle,thecentral
fo calpointof thisscene.
“Theaimon thisoccasionwasto be
hi ghup earlyenoughforthesunrise.This
meanta three-hourascentin thedarkwith
th e onlylightsourcecomingfromourhead
to rches.Deepsnow,icyrocksandthe
constantbombardmentof chillingwinds
meantthatwe madeslowprogressup themountain.As we setup andthesunrose,
our effortsweremorethanrewarded.
“I’denvisagedtheshotin my mindwith
a smallfiguresomewherein theframeto
add a senseof scale.Theskieswereclear
enoughto letsomesoft,filteredearly
morninglightthrough;cloudformations
in theskyaddedjusttherightamount
ofsecondaryinterest;andthe
gorgeousyellowsunlight
il luminatedsubtledetails
ofthepinnacle.My goal
ofachievingthedesired
se nseof scalewas
ac hievedpurelyby
ac cidentas my fellow
photographerwalked
in totheshot,perfectly
si lhouettedby the
gorgeousbacklight.He
becameso engrossedin his
phonethathe stoodstillforages.
“P ost-processingrequirementswere
mi nimalas I haduseda 3-stopgraduated
ne utraldensityfilteron theshoot,subduing
th e brighthighlights.I prefertryingto
ca pturetheperfectimagein cameraas
opposedto editing.ThismeansthatI can
spendmoretimein themountainsinstead
ofsittingin frontof my computerscreen.”AboveSquareand rectangularfilters
at tachto yourlensvia a filterholder.AboveNDgradsallowyouto control
th e exposurein partof yourshot.TIP
IN VESTIN
A GRAD FILTER
Graduatedfiltersarea great
way to controlcontrasty
ex posuresandproduce
balancedin-camera
ex posures.# 6 Show scale in your imagesLANDSCAPES
Sony α7R II | 25mm | 1/40sec | f/11 | ISO 100