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Wildlife Photography: Focus on nature, not technology
April 24, 2011 | 
Author Digital photography has forever changed the landscape of photography. Have you changed how our landscape photography? In my gallery on my site, I sell a picture of a kangaroo on a beach. I am not a nature photographer in Australia just a theme taken, so it’s not a unique case, but it is unusual. Some even want to discuss with me even after telling them where, when and how they took the photo. People like to convey to others their own limitations. So, if it was not possible for the image, it is assumed that no one could. So that it is false. For the nature photographer, said his picture was taken on a computer is like being accused of fraud. The kangaroo on the beach, the most comment on the photos in my collection, but not the only photo that invites doubt. These days it seems that a picture of nature, whether it is unique and perfectly captured is automatically an object of suspicion.
We have entered an era where technology has so far progressed; people began their own eyes doubting when it comes to photography. True, a few amazing things you can do with the software, and many photographers find “Photoshop a more interesting picture to open in the first place. This is a perfectly legitimate activity and it is simply a fact of life in the modern world. However, problems arise when people start to a good photography and good nature photography in particular, to forget there long before the digital age. Nature photography skills as it always were. The ability to bring light to read, recognize and capture a spectacular sky, just to know the time of day and perfect weather your subject to shoot: it’s the stock in trade of the photographer of nature. Then come the knowledge of the theory of the camera and photography, along with a sense of balance and practice composition.
If you have the right simply does not trust the computer to create a good image creation. In fact for most nature photographers, the purpose of the exercise is the satisfaction of capturing a perfect moment with just the skill and patience over time. The technology is incredible. Using the software, you can take a picture of the air to take place it behind the foreground of another photo and add a few birds in the case. For my photo, maybe you could add a kangaroo on the beach photo. The point is, why, when so many satisfactions in search of the beach and it is the moment of truth to capture.
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Great nature photography on a cloudy day
Nature photography is based on sensitivity to natural light over everything. Surely you’ve heard that for good landscape photography in general to sunny conditions, early or late in the day when the light is low and soft. But it is not applicable to all situations and busy lifestyles do not always allow us to establish the circumstances under which we take our pictures to choose from.
Have you ever planned and set aside a day to go out and practice their photography of nature, only to wake gray, overcast sky? You are not alone, it happens to all of us, professionals and beginners alike. And of course, when you are traveling, often only one chance to take photos before moving so you get the best of the situation where they are. Photographers, do not despair. There are many cases where the overcast sky fit very well, well, there are some situations where overcast sky is the best option for a picture of a good nature. These are just some situations in cloudy weather investigation threatens his departure from photography to be derailed.
# 1. Photography Rainforest. When the sun shines through the trees in the forest creates a mosaic of light and shadow that makes it almost impossible to get proper exposure. You simply can not handle the contrast in these conditions. The cloudy weather is really the best way to get good pictures jungle too. Some say the more troubled the better, because if the forest is high enough to be in the clouds, some effects can be caught foggy atmosphere in the forest. I live in southeast Queensland, so I’m near the beach and some beautiful jungle. My rule is: If it’s sunny, go to the beach. If the weather is cloudy and gray, grab your camera and head of the jungle.
# 2. Wildlife Photography (animals and humans too). Bright sunlight can be a problem when shooting wildlife. In the middle of the day, the sun makes shadows that make it difficult for heavy exposure, and steals the picture color and detail that gives the essential theme of his character. Worst of all, the sun creates shadows on the face of the subject. As you know, the critical part of a wildlife photography is a good eye. If the photo eyes lost in shadow, the personal connection with the subject losses.