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link: Digital Landscape Photography (2009) (http://www.iseelight.net/index.php/digital-landscape-photography/)
Chapter 1 Landscapes are Everywhere
FINDING NATURAL LANDSCAPES
PRIVATE LAND
SEASONAL CONSIDERATIONS
ELEVATION ADVANTAGES
Chapter 2 Cameras and Accessories
SELECTING YOUR CAMERA
NIKON AND CANON CAMERAS ARE SUPERB!
OTHER EXCELLENT CAMERA SYSTEMS
MEDIUM-FORMAT CAMERAS
IMPORTANT CAMERA FEATURES
SENSOR SIZE
LARGE LCD MONITOR
LUMINANCE AND RGB HISTOGRAMS
MIRROR LOCKUP
SELF-TIMER
CABLE RELEASES
SPOT METER
CUSTOM FUNCTIONS
MEMORY CARDS
Chapter 3 Choosing and Using Lenses
THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY
LENS SPEED
IMAGE-STABILIZATION
ZOOM LENSES
FIXED FOCAL-LENGTH LENSES
PROTECTING YOUR LENS
LENS CHOICES
FILTERS
CLEANING LENSES AND FILTERS SAFELY
Chapter 4 Mastering Exposure
EXPOSURE HISTORY
EXPOSURE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FILM AND DIGITAL CAMERAS
THE GOOD NEWS!
HOW TO DETERMINE THE BEST DIGITAL EXPOSURE
EXPOSURE BASICS
EXPOSURE INCREMENTS
METERING MODES
USING THE HISTOGRAM
THE PERFECT DIGITAL EXPOSURE FOR THE RAW IMAGE
JPEG EXPOSURES
MOVING THE HISTOGRAM LEFT OR RIGHT
EXPOSURE-MODE CHOICES
THE NEED FOR COMPENSATION
USING EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
AUTOEXPOSURE PROBLEMS
BACK TO BEING DIPLOMATIC
COMMON EXPOSURE MISTAKES
HAND-HELD METERS
Chapter 5 Techniques for Sharp Images
WHAT IS QUALITY?
BUY QUALITY LENSES AND FILTERS
ISO CHOICES
FILE CHOICES
COLOR SPACE CHOICES
OPTIMUM APERTURES
TRIPODS
QUICK-RELEASE PLATES AND L-PLATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS FOR TRIPODS
TRIPPING THE SHUTTER
FOCUSING TECHNIQUES
KEEP THE SENSOR CLEAN
Chapter 6 Light on the Landscape
LIGHT MAKES THE IMAGE
LIGHT QUALITIES
COLOR OF LIGHT
CONTRAST
LIGHT DIRECTION
ITS ONLY DIGITAL
Chapter 7 Composing Pleasing Images
WHAT IS COMPOSITION?
WHY IS COMPOSITION SO CHALLENGING?
TIPS FOR MAKING PLEASING COMPOSITIONS
HOW BIG SHOULD THE MAIN SUBJECT BE?
HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL ORIENTATION
LEVEL THE HORIZON
VIEWPOINT
PERSPECTIVE
FRAMING THE IMAGE
YOU NEED A STRONG CENTER OF INTEREST
CHOOSE THE BACKGROUND
RULE OF THIRDS
PLACING THE HORIZON
SHOWING DEPTH IN THE IMAGE
WORK THE SUBJECT
ALWAYS STRIVE TO IMPROVE YOUR COMPOSITION SKILLS
Chapter 8 Special Subjects
USE BOATS TO PHOTOGRAPH THE LANDSCAPE
WATERFALLS
AUTUMN COLOR
SNOWY LANDSCAPES
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
USING FLASH AT DAWN AND DUSK
Chapter 9 High Dynamic Range Images
CONTROLLING HIGH CONTRAST
HDR SOFTWARE CHOICES
CAPTURING HDR IMAGES
HDR IMAGE SET GOALS
MARK YOUR HDR IMAGES
PROCESSING HDR IMAGES
LOAD THE HDR SOFTWARE
SELECT THE IMAGES
REDUCE OR ELIMINATE GHOSTING ARTIFACTS
TONE CURVE, WHITE BALANCE, AND COLOR SPACE CHOICES
GENERATE THE 32-BIT HDR IMAGE
TONE-MAPPING WITH TONE COMPRESSOR
FOUR MORE SLIDERS
SAVE THE IMAGE
CONCLUSION
Chapter 10 Panoramas
SCENES THAT MAKE A FINE PANORAMA
PHOTOGRAPHING PANORAMAS
KEEP SOME SETTINGS THE SAME
EXPOSING THE IMAGES
HDR PANORAMAS
POLARIZING FILTERS
OVERLAP THE IMAGES
PORTRAIT OR LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION?
FOCAL LENGTH CONSIDERATIONS
STITCHING PANORAMAS TOGETHER
link: Digital Landscape Photography (2009) (http://www.iseelight.net/index.php/digital-landscape-photography/)
Chapter 1 Landscapes are Everywhere
FINDING NATURAL LANDSCAPES
PRIVATE LAND
SEASONAL CONSIDERATIONS
ELEVATION ADVANTAGES
Chapter 2 Cameras and Accessories
SELECTING YOUR CAMERA
NIKON AND CANON CAMERAS ARE SUPERB!
OTHER EXCELLENT CAMERA SYSTEMS
MEDIUM-FORMAT CAMERAS
IMPORTANT CAMERA FEATURES
SENSOR SIZE
LARGE LCD MONITOR
LUMINANCE AND RGB HISTOGRAMS
MIRROR LOCKUP
SELF-TIMER
CABLE RELEASES
SPOT METER
CUSTOM FUNCTIONS
MEMORY CARDS
Chapter 3 Choosing and Using Lenses
THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY
LENS SPEED
IMAGE-STABILIZATION
ZOOM LENSES
FIXED FOCAL-LENGTH LENSES
PROTECTING YOUR LENS
LENS CHOICES
FILTERS
CLEANING LENSES AND FILTERS SAFELY
Chapter 4 Mastering Exposure
EXPOSURE HISTORY
EXPOSURE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FILM AND DIGITAL CAMERAS
THE GOOD NEWS!
HOW TO DETERMINE THE BEST DIGITAL EXPOSURE
EXPOSURE BASICS
EXPOSURE INCREMENTS
METERING MODES
USING THE HISTOGRAM
THE PERFECT DIGITAL EXPOSURE FOR THE RAW IMAGE
JPEG EXPOSURES
MOVING THE HISTOGRAM LEFT OR RIGHT
EXPOSURE-MODE CHOICES
THE NEED FOR COMPENSATION
USING EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
AUTOEXPOSURE PROBLEMS
BACK TO BEING DIPLOMATIC
COMMON EXPOSURE MISTAKES
HAND-HELD METERS
Chapter 5 Techniques for Sharp Images
WHAT IS QUALITY?
BUY QUALITY LENSES AND FILTERS
ISO CHOICES
FILE CHOICES
COLOR SPACE CHOICES
OPTIMUM APERTURES
TRIPODS
QUICK-RELEASE PLATES AND L-PLATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS FOR TRIPODS
TRIPPING THE SHUTTER
FOCUSING TECHNIQUES
KEEP THE SENSOR CLEAN
Chapter 6 Light on the Landscape
LIGHT MAKES THE IMAGE
LIGHT QUALITIES
COLOR OF LIGHT
CONTRAST
LIGHT DIRECTION
ITS ONLY DIGITAL
Chapter 7 Composing Pleasing Images
WHAT IS COMPOSITION?
WHY IS COMPOSITION SO CHALLENGING?
TIPS FOR MAKING PLEASING COMPOSITIONS
HOW BIG SHOULD THE MAIN SUBJECT BE?
HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL ORIENTATION
LEVEL THE HORIZON
VIEWPOINT
PERSPECTIVE
FRAMING THE IMAGE
YOU NEED A STRONG CENTER OF INTEREST
CHOOSE THE BACKGROUND
RULE OF THIRDS
PLACING THE HORIZON
SHOWING DEPTH IN THE IMAGE
WORK THE SUBJECT
ALWAYS STRIVE TO IMPROVE YOUR COMPOSITION SKILLS
Chapter 8 Special Subjects
USE BOATS TO PHOTOGRAPH THE LANDSCAPE
WATERFALLS
AUTUMN COLOR
SNOWY LANDSCAPES
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
USING FLASH AT DAWN AND DUSK
Chapter 9 High Dynamic Range Images
CONTROLLING HIGH CONTRAST
HDR SOFTWARE CHOICES
CAPTURING HDR IMAGES
HDR IMAGE SET GOALS
MARK YOUR HDR IMAGES
PROCESSING HDR IMAGES
LOAD THE HDR SOFTWARE
SELECT THE IMAGES
REDUCE OR ELIMINATE GHOSTING ARTIFACTS
TONE CURVE, WHITE BALANCE, AND COLOR SPACE CHOICES
GENERATE THE 32-BIT HDR IMAGE
TONE-MAPPING WITH TONE COMPRESSOR
FOUR MORE SLIDERS
SAVE THE IMAGE
CONCLUSION
Chapter 10 Panoramas
SCENES THAT MAKE A FINE PANORAMA
PHOTOGRAPHING PANORAMAS
KEEP SOME SETTINGS THE SAME
EXPOSING THE IMAGES
HDR PANORAMAS
POLARIZING FILTERS
OVERLAP THE IMAGES
PORTRAIT OR LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION?
FOCAL LENGTH CONSIDERATIONS
STITCHING PANORAMAS TOGETHER