The Canon Magazine 31
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
Shutterstock^ /Andrew^MayovskyyTiming is everything
With landscape photography
the conditions can change
dramatically from one moment
to the next. One minute the sky
might be full of cloud; suddenly a small break
allows dramatic light to pour into the scene... Then
it’s gone as quickly as it came. Being in position
and set up ready to shoot when these situations
arise is part and parcel of landscape photography.
One way to maximize your chances of good
light is to shoot around sunrise and sunset. Known
as the golden hour, the short period before sunrise
and after sunset is when you’re most likely to see
richly coloured light. But even at these times
conditions can change quickly and you have to be
ready. In a shot like our main image, the frames
before and after can look different. This moment
can be over in a flash, so you have to be ready with
your kit set up and settings figured out.01