at least in certain parts of the world. In the past, I preferred anything but winter. I always impatiently awaited fall colors, peaking around late October and beginning of November, or the lush green tones of mid-April. But in the past few years, I learned to love winter too. Well at...
NIKON D7000 + 10-20mm f/4-5.6 @ 18mm, ISO 400, 1/200, f/5.6, Housed in EWA Marine Bag NIKON D7000 + 10-20mm f/4-5.6 @ 14mm, ISO 400, 1/80, f/6.3, Housed in EWA Marine Bag In addition, check with your tour leader. They have had the advantage of visiting your tour locati...
Based on this, the dynamic range of the 20D is a bit lower, while that of the 40D and 60D/4000D is more or less identical up to ISO 400, although the 60D/4000D perform a little better at higher ISO values. Here is a sample photo taken on my 20D in low light at ISO 400. This...
It’s a (very) common misconception that increasing ISO increases the sensitivity of a camera sensor. ISO doesn’t change sensitivity. Increasing ISO simply increases the brightness of a photo by amplifying the sensor signal. In the electronics world, amplification is sometimes called “...
Ask your subject to move away from the background (note that this also depends on the environment, so make sure you do a bit oflocation-scoutingbefore taking out your camera!) You can also consider getting closer to your subject; this will increase the blur, though it’ll also tighten up...
I’d recommend aNikon D3500* (DSLR) orNikon Z50* (mirrorless). But if youreallywant to score a deal, try an older, used camera, like aNikon D7000*. You can still take amazing photos with it, and you’ll save yourself a huge amount of money by allowing someone else to absorb the...
This is what you want, assuming your scene is mostly light-toned. If you change your exposure to keep the graph centered, you will end up with gray snow, not white snow. So before you look at your image’s histogram, ask yourself: ...
battery for your camera, but it may be hard to change the battery whilst not moving the tripod. A much better option for longer timelapses, is using an AC power adapter for your camera (available from amazon). One battery should last about 6 hours on an interval of 15 seconds, in ...
In a studio situation, you go for the lower ISO, but for a concert situation, I live at 3200, that’s the minimum that I shoot at rock concerts. For most cameras, that’s not very good, but for the Nikon D3 and D4 and the D7000, that’s right where they live. Where is the...
NIKON D7000 + 24mm f/1.4 @ 24mm, ISO 100, 1/320, f/10.0 8) Other Methods The method above is far from the only way to choose the sharpest aperture for a scene. Although it is mathematically accurate, it takes some time for every photo; there are simpler techniques as well. ...