IMAGE SPECS
Exposure settings: 1/125sec, f/16, ISO 100
Metering mode: Evaluative metering
Focal length: 24mm
Landscape composition is about more than simply choosing a spot from which to shoot a scene. The glory of landscape as a genre of photography is that, as the light changes throughout the day and across the four seasons of the year, the terrain alters in appearance. The direction, intensity and brightness of light impact how texture, shape and colour look in an image and, as such, we must adjust our camera techniques to match.
Contrast is, by definition, the difference in luminance or colour of one object or area of a photo from another. Absolute black and absolute white might represent the greatest contrast of exposure, but these are rarely seen together in the…