NZPhotographer Issue 59, September 2022
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Misty Morning<br />
Canon 5DMKIV, 70-300mm lens @ F9, 1/1000s, ISO400, 300mm<br />
WHICH DO YOU PREFER, MISTY MORNINGS OR<br />
STUNNING SUNSETS?<br />
This is a hard one! I just love them both, but if I had<br />
to choose, I think I would go with misty mornings as<br />
these don’t happen that often up here in Northland,<br />
especially out in the coastal areas as it doesn’t get as<br />
cold as down south. When we do get misty mornings,<br />
I get really excited and can’t wait to get out there<br />
and photograph the landscape as long as I don’t<br />
have to go to work. Misty mornings just give the<br />
landscape that little bit extra magic; they help simplify<br />
your landscape and can give an ethereal feel to the<br />
landscape.<br />
CAN YOU SHARE SOME LANDSCAPE<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS WITH US?<br />
Yes, I would love to share some of the knowledge I<br />
have learnt over the years.<br />
1. The first thing is just to get out there and give it a<br />
go, don’t overcomplicate things. Try to keep the<br />
landscape as simple as possible; less is more.<br />
2. The best times to photograph the landscape<br />
are in the golden hours, in the morning just<br />
before sunrise, an hour after, and a couple of<br />
hours before sunset. The light is softer and more<br />
atmospheric at these times because the sun is<br />
lower in the sky.<br />
3. Revisit locations to learn from what you have<br />
taken on previous trips and how you can improve.<br />
You will learn how weather and seasons can<br />
change a scene as you will never get the same<br />
result twice.<br />
4. The final tip is to get out there, have fun and learn<br />
from your mistakes.<br />
WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE TIME OF YEAR FOR<br />
CAPTURING LANDSCAPES?<br />
I find the winter months are my favourite time of the<br />
year to photograph landscapes as the air is clean and<br />
crisp, and you can get out in the middle of the day<br />
and capture a dramatic and moody image during<br />
the winter months. The weather in the winter months<br />
is very changeable. You can have a nice sunny day<br />
one minute and then stormy weather the next; this<br />
can bring a great atmosphere to your images. Just<br />
make sure you are prepared for all weathers and<br />
don’t take risks as no photo is worth a life.<br />
<strong>NZPhotographer</strong><br />
<strong>September</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
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