Sunsets (thumbnail courtesy simonov). It’s hard to imagine a more spectacular time of day to take photographs than when the sun starts to set. With their incredibly rich colors, and dramatic abstraction of the everyday, sunsets are naturally appealing to most folks even if for the simple reason of we simply don’t see the world this way for the majority of the day (if at all). It’s no surprise then, that most photographers will at some point try their hand at capturing a sunset. Unfortunately, it often is not as easy as you’d imagined. The huge dynamic range of sunsets often will wreck havoc with your camera’s metering, leaving you with blown highlights, or shadows with no detail. Luckily, there are some things you can do with your digital SLR camera (and possibly point and shoot compact) to help you take home some spectacular sunset photographs of your own. We’ll tell you how, after the jump…
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It’s a two for one.
Image samples from the new Canon EOS 50D paired with the Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS can be see here. As with the DPR 50D samples the other day, I’m pretty sure these are with pre-production firmware so keep that in mind…
I think the EF-S 18-200mm is doing an admirable job [...]
Ok, we get it, it’s a really good camera.
If you had any possible lingering doubts as to whether Nikon has managed to take the best of its 2 top of the line camera bodies, throw them in a blender, and make an additional DSLR wonder perfectly situated between them, then look no further than Photography [...]
Adobe is set to launch CS4 on September 23, and those so inclined can sign up for a first glimpse here.
I had just settled in with CS3, and now CS4 is coming? Is time flying by or are these upgrades coming faster and faster?
Fans of the four/thirds system will want to investigate Camera Labs review of the Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm 1:2.8-4 lens which seems particularly well suited to the E3 in terms of size and for complete weather sealing. Featuring the amazing optics that Olympus is well known for in it’s premium lenses, Camera Labs says:
The Olympus [...]
Without missing a beat, SLRGear.com has posted their review of new Nikon 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens that will be included as the kit lens for the new Nikon D90. While usually it’s a good idea to approach the typical kit lens with a bit of caution, this one looks to be a good deal.
Perhaps the [...]
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I noticed this today at Exposure Compensation, and had to share because the aerial photography of Alex MacLean is very good. The abstraction provided by the perspective of being in an airplane combined with MacLean’s keen (and architect trained) eye produces very appealing results with wonderful compositions.
Maclean’s website is here
In addition Maclean has [...]
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Been busy with camera news as of late, but Iranian photographer Mohammadreza Mirzaei’s work is very interesting. Compositions are spare, and there’s a focus on enviromental lines and shapes (at least in his series “The Encounters”), but the most fascinating thing about them is the capture of small moments, between 2 persons or [...]
Ali Richards takes photos (using large format) of the urban (and not so urban) landscape. The above from the series “Playgrounds” whose subject matter focuses on the burnt out carcasses of automobiles.
I love her description at Saatchi Online:
London dweller with travelling boots.
Her site is here.
Hey, there’s not a lot of news today. You should be:
taking photographs
developing photographs
backing up photographs
looking at Candida Höfer’s work
Höfer’s work featured at 1000 Words focuses on public spaces. Empty and barren, Höfer uses large format with very long exposures to reveal layers and layers of detail.
You can see (and should see) more here, and here.
It’s a slow newsday, so kill the time by going now to Brad Cockrell’s excellent photo journal. Cockrell’s quality is just unbelievably consistant. He shoots everything, and excels regardless of the subject matter (which are somehow always very interesting) I don’t know how he does it, but Brad Cockrell’s Photo Journal is a definite bookmark.
