Sometimes the “show” doesn’t happen right at the official weather service sunrise time–so get there early! To get the best morning color, we photogs might want to remember: “on time is late, and early is on time“…
General Tips & Techniques
The transition from day to night can be an excellent time to have the camera and tripod handy. As an example, here I present a series of color images of the Montjuic Communications Tower at Barcelona’s Olympic Park…
Conventional landscape and nature photographic wisdom says that you need a tripod in order to use your camera effectively at slow shutter speeds. Producing that misty-dreamy-creamy look with water is the classic example.
But is a tripod always required for such work? Maybe, maybe not…
Conventional photographic wisdom (whatever that might be) says to be very careful about deliberately displaying a photograph upside down from its original orientation. Why? Well, the thinking goes that it can come off as gimmicky…
Yes, they are called “mammatus clouds” and, yes, that word comes from “mammary”, or “breast-related”…like giant udders in the sky that will eventually leak down upon you–although rain in this case…
With magnets, you can easily swap out photographs whenever you tire of your current “exhibit”…
Montserrat is a very special place for many people, from monks and nuns to Catalan loyalists to foreign tourists and rock climbers (and even mountain goats, the real climbers around here!).
It definitely is permeated with a special sort of energy.
That is what photography really is–painting with light.
So, here is a fun idea for painting and playing with whatever pattern of lights–in this case, candles–you might find while out and about…
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