- Tips, Tools, and Techniques to Get the Best Landscapes and Cityscapes
- Poring Over the Picture
- Sharp and In Focus: Using Tripods
- Selecting the Proper ISO
- Using Noise Reduction
- Selecting a White Balance
- Using the Landscape Creative Style
- Shooting Beautiful Black-and-White Landscapes
- Golden Light
- Shooting Compelling Sunrises and Sunsets
- Making Water Fluid
- Composing Landscapes and Streetscapes
- Where to Focus
- Easier Focusing
- Using Manual Focus Assist
- Using DMF Focus Mode
- Expand Your Range
- Shooting Panoramas
- Look for the Unexpected
- Chapter 8 Assignments
Look for the Unexpected
Never forget that your best images might well come from happenstance, not from meticulous planning. Always stay alert for the unexpected (Figure 8.23). Learn to observe and pay attention to things that come into the frame. And never forget that photography is supposed to be fun!
Figure 8.23 A typical day at the beach gets far more interesting when a cow walks into the picture.
ISO 200 • 1/500 sec. • f/10 • 16–35mm lens at 20mm