Practical Photography - UK (2019-09)

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What to shoot with your camera right now

Gre atl andsCapeshots

requirededication,andwhen

Cumbrian-basedphotographer

paulthomsonawoketo some

beautifullight,he knewhe had

tomakethemostof it.

“I really wantedto capturea

springshotwithbluebellsand

Iknewjusttheplace.having

previouslyscoutedthislocation,

I mademy waybackup thesteep

hillandthickundergrowth

toa smallclearingwherethe

lightcomingthroughthetrees,

il luminatingthebluebellsand

bark,wasjustfantastic.I chose

anapertureof f/16as I wanted

tocapturea sunstarandhave

mostof thescenein sharpfocus.

I useda circularpolarisingfilter

tominimisereflectionon the

foliageandboostsaturation.

“theimageworkedoutjust

theway I hadenvisionedand,

althoughI had a bit of lensflare

fromshootingdirectlytowards

thesun,I didn’tremovethisin

theeditas I feltit addedto the

feelof th e image.I mainlyworked

ondodgingandburningto bring

backsomedetailin thetrees

asth eywerein silhouettefrom

shootingintothesun.”

# 1 Get an early start

landscapes

Nikon D7200 | 11mm | 0.3sec | f/16 | ISO 100