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Sometimes it just isn’t possible to capture everything in a single shot. Using multiple shots with different settings can help achieve a cleaner image with a better dynamic range.
3 image (milkyway, person, foreground)
Milkyway and Person: ISO3200, f/2.8, 25sec
Foreground: ISO500, f/4, 40mins![]()
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Thanks for the session last night Jon. Really informative. I often shoot starscapes in the bush but it is a problem to do extremely long exposures as it is not a good idea to stand quietly in the dark for 40 minutes, particularly if there are lions about
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Incorporating creatures that inhabit the local environment into your landscape images is a powerful way to tell a greater story about the landscape, and envoke an emotional repsonse your audience.
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Capturing moving subjects in landscapes in low light is never easy, but with the right settings and a gentle hand in post-processing you can get magic results.
ISO500, f/9, 1/320sec#LandscapePhotography #JonKerrin #DPCTutor #NightPhotography
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Light and shadows adding depth and contrast to the vibrant fields of the Overberg
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March Lilies of the Tankwa Karoo with stormy skies behind.
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Capturing a larger than life full moon in a single image using the compression that a telephoto lens offers
ISO160, f/11, 1/25sec#LandscapePhotography #JonKerrin #DPCTutor #NightPhotography
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Barn without a Roof.
Northern Farms Gauteng 2023
ISO200 / Shutter Speed 1/210 / F8Shot this while walking one of the MTB Trials. Liked the lines all meeting somewhere in the distance.
Edited in Lightroom using the “Coffee Flat White “Preset![]()
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“Solitude”
Namib-Nauklauft Park. CANONEOS90D, 1/800 sec @f5.6, ISO100, 400mm(EF 100-400mm f4,5-5.6L IS USM) Tripod used and edited in Photoshop.#TravelPhotography #LandscapePhotography #TravelAndLandscapePhotography
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#WeeklyPhotoAwards2024
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“Holding On”
This image was taken the Namib Nauklaft Park close to Dune 45.CANON EOS90D, 1/500 Sec @f4.5, ISO400 at 100mm(EF100-400 F4.5-5.6L IS USM. Tripod was used and I did some basic editing in Lightroom and then brought it across into Photoshop where I used luminosity masks to create the desired effect I was looking for.
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Hi everyone. Very excited to see this new platform Danie and his team have created. I will be sharing some of my favorite landscape shots on this platform. I am pretty sure everyone knows where this image was taken and I was fortunate enough that it made it into the top 10 at the recent Photo Africa awards in the Landscape category.
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Handy summary of some basic steps to edit landscape photos in Lightroom.
Summary:
Step 1: Lens Corrections
– Remove chromatic Aberration
– Enable Lens CorrectionsStep 2: Crop and Straighten
Step 3: Exposure and White Balance
– Basic Panel, Exposure Setting, WB Setting
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#photographygoals This is already an extraordinary picture, but hearing the story behind capturing this just moved it into a different category. Thanks for sharing, Jon.