Innehållsförteckning för October 2017 från Digital Camera Magazine

Photography news from around the globe WHILE the successor to Nikon’s D810 doesn’t set a new standard for full-frame DSLR resolution – the 50.6MP Canon 5DS/R did that in 2015 – the D850’s combination of still-ultra high resolution, speed and sensitivity raises the bar in performance at this level. The D850’s back-illuminated, optical low-pass filter free CMOS sensor is capable of producing 45.4MP files, while its standard ISO range is 64- 25,600 – a one-stop improvement at the top end over the D810 – which is extendable to an equivalent sensitivity from 32 to 102,400. What’s more, its top shooting speed is seven frames per second, which can be boosted to 9fps when fitted with the optional MB-D18 Multi-Power Battery Pack (with EN-EL18B battery inserted). Such rapid continuous shooting is…

A magnificent seven ideas for taking your photography in fresh new directions THE shapes and symmetry of these buildings is what fascinates me most. Taking an everyday structure that most people would ignore and finding a way to capture it in a new and unique way inspires me. This shot was taken at a residential public housing complex in Tseung Kwan O, on the outskirts of Hong Kong. I followed my usual approach of scouting the area during the day to take note of various angles to try out, which helped me to find this view. I then returned later that night, waiting until most residents were home to start photographing. Waiting around until later in the evening was well worth it, as there were then plenty of apartment lights…

Take an action shot CHALLENGE yourself to take an action shot the next time you see something exciting or fast-paced. This can be difficult when you need to anticipate what is about to happen, so it may be best suited to a sporting event, a concert or even a busy street, where you know there will be plenty of action to choose from. Use manual focus to pre-focus your camera on the spot that the subject is going to move through, then click at the right moment. Alternatively, you can use the continuous shooting mode on your camera to ensure you come away with at least one great shot in a selection. Create silhouette portraits THIS project is a great way to add mood to your portraits. Try shooting in…

MY PHOTO challenge is to look at your streets in a different way, seeking out colour. I know: same old streets, same old neighbourhood… but your familiar surroundings can be really deceptive. You don’t need London, New York or Tokyo for urban street photography – places you live in, work in or visit will offer great scenes. I strongly believe that you can find amazing photo opportunities anywhere in the world. Sometimes, pops of beautiful colour have been right around the corner for years, but you didn’t pay attention to them. Capturing people in certain places can create a lovely splash of colour, too. I’m fascinated with humans in all kinds of urban environments, so it’s very difficult for me to take a shot without a person, a silhouette or…

SHOOTING with a wideangle lens is the natural choice for a great many landscapes. But capturing a wide view without thinking about it has its dangers: it could mean that distant features are small in the frame, and that your shots lack impact. To avoid this, you need to pay more attention to how you compose your wide-angle shots. One approach is to get in close to foreground details such as rocks, foliage or a waterfall, to emphasise these features in the landscape. If there isn’t a strong enough foreground, make sure that the background elements fill the width of the frame. Unless you are looking for an empty, desolate fell, avoid large empty expanses in the horizon and background.…

EVEN though photography is about capturing a distinct moment, you can add the impression of passing time. Blurring or freezing moving elements such as water, foliage or clouds will help give a sense of time passing by, while capturing ?eeting weather phenomena will help your images appear more dynamic and alive. Taking time into account helps you create images that match your personal vision of the landscape in front of you. TARSKAVAIG, ISLE OF SKYE 30 sec at f/11, ISO 100 Taken just after sunrise on a cloudy morning, with only small waves lapping on the shore, this scene felt calm and cool, so I used some simple techniques to enhance this mood. I put on a five-stop ND filter to allow myself to use a much longer shutter speed.…

NAME: Syam LOCATION: Kottarakkara, India KIT: Canon EOS 60D with EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens at 105mm EXPOSURE: 1/800 sec at f/4, ISO 500 WEBSITE: www.randomclicks.in Honing in Syam wanted to recreate the exact feel and divinity of this ritual. By using a 105mm focal length, he’s made the viewer feel much more involved with the scene. This is because the lens’s mid-telephoto angle-of-view isolates the men at the front. “I was confident that the water droplets would splash out and needed to fill the frame with them,” he adds. Full immersion “The boiling water splashes have a pivotal role in the beauty of this photograph,” Syam explains. “The yellow colour of boiling turmeric water and the clothes make this unique colour tone.” By boosting Exposure, Whites and Shadows…

GET INVOLVED! If you’d like to take part in any of the features in Photo Active, please send us an email at digitalcamera@futurenet.com with one of the following in the subject line: Rate My Photo, Shootout, Portfolio or Photo Answers. Please include your full name, contact details (including a daytime phone number) and a sample of your work (max 10MB) ENTER TODAY! Enter this month’s assignment over at www.photocrowd.com/a/current Closing date: 19th October 2017 FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/digitalcameraworld TWITTER www.twitter.com/digitalcameraw INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/digitalcameramag…

YOU can see why Paul was attracted to this scene: it’s the sort of set-up that’s likely to set street photographers’ pulses racing. “I was drawn to the negative space and geometric lines,” offers Paul. “I was lucky that the chap in the picture remained there long enough for everyone else to leave. I also felt his clothes fitted in nicely with the light and dark theme created by the wall.” Street photography in wet conditions might bring its own problems in terms of keeping camera gear dry and lenses free of raindrops; but the streets are less likely to be crowded, improving your chances of getting clean, graphical compositions like this. Find a fresh angle While a great subject can help to carry a shot, making the effort to…

DULL days aren’t always great for photography, but here the lack of bright light has allowed me to find some detail in both the white lamp and the darker steam train behind. Overall the image looks flat and the colours – especially that lovely red – look washed out. To start this image rescue in Lightroom, I increased the contrast of the whole image by pushing the Contrast slider to +50. I then targeted the green and red, adding saturation to the red of the train but slightly desaturating the green in the background, using the individual Saturation sliders for green and red in the HSL panel. Selecting an Adjustment brush and setting it to +40 and painting over the steam has helped accentuate the impact of the steam. Finally,…

FROM shooting during the golden hour to working with high contrast and heavy shadows in the midday light, this contest is all about light and land. Get experimental and try taking a different approach to the theme to stand out. There are all sorts of ways you can work with different forms of natural light to create photographs that are a bit different. For inspiration, see our 􀃀ashgun project on page 26 for tips on shooting in the blue hour, and our 􀁔uick􀂿re project on page 30 for shooting dramatic silhouettes. How to enter Visit www.photocrowd.com/a/current and look for the Explore Light and Land contest. (It’s free to join.) Click Submit An Image to upload your entry. The closing date is 19th October 2017. The creator of the best photo…

CSC www.leica.com SPECIFICATIONS Sensor_24.3MP APS-C format CMOS Lenses_Leica-L Memory_SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS II) Viewfinder_Optional Max video resolution_4K (UHD) at 30p ISO range_100-50,000 Autofocus points_49 Max burst rate_7fps mechanical shutter, 20fps electronic shutter LCD screen_3.7-inch touchscreen, 1,300k-dot LCD Shutter speeds_1/4,000 to 30 sec, Bulb; electronic shutter to 1/40,000 sec Weight_399g (with battery and memory card) Dimensions_134 x 69 x 33mm Power supply_BP-DC13 lithium-ion battery, 250 shots It’s the camera’s quirky controls and sometimes sluggish responses that we’re worried about LEICA’S best-known for its old-school M-series rangefinder cameras. It also makes full frame mirrorless and medium-format D-SLRs for the professional market. The TL2 is at the opposite end of the range: it’s a style-conscious fashion statement that’s also intended to be a serious photographic tool. Machined from a single block of aluminium, the TL2…

www.calphoto.co.uk 1 Calumet Speedlight Modifier System £99/$129 CALUMET’S kit consists of a diffuser for softening light, a snoot for focusing it, and a compact beauty dish for portraiture. The elliptical diffusion dome is a rigid plastic design that’s bulky compared to flat-pack alternatives and blocks around three stops of light, but its softness is superb. The corrugated snoot is also bulky, but its metal construction enhances durability and heat-resistance. Two honeycomb end caps are included to create an even tighter beam. For optimal portrait lighting, the 150mm metal beauty dish does a decent job of softening light while still preserving some catchlight sparkle. www.hahnel.ie 2 Hähnel Universal Flash Accessory Kit £40/$70 DESPITE being the cheapest option here, you get a lot to play with. There’s a compact softbox to take…

If you have puddles or streams in your foreground, reflecting your new sky in these areas will help lock your image together. To do this, click on your sky layer, then press Ctrl/Cmd+J to copy it. Drag this new layer to the top of the layers stack, then change the Blend mode to Overlay. Reduce the layer Opacity to about 50%, then press Ctrl/Cmd+T to enter Free Transform mode. Pull the top handle down past the bottom handle to turn it upsidedown, and position the reflected sky so it covers the water. To degrade the reflection, go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur and add an Amount of 5-10 px with an Angle of 0. To remove the reflection from areas where water isn’t present, click the Add Layer…

FIRST LOOK IN THE surface, the E-M10 Mark III is essentially an update of the Mark II with 4K video. Actually, that’s not strictly true: on the surface there have been some notable changes, including a bigger grip and a revised mode dial that gives access to four camera assist shooting modes. It’s also just a touch heavier, although still represents an easy-to-livewith option for travel photos. (The Mark II won our travel camera group test last issue.) It’s under the hood where the significant upgrades have been made. As well as offering 4K recording with frame rates of 30p, 25p, 24p, it gains the TruePic VIII image processor used in Olympus’s flagship OM-D E-M1 Mark II. The improved processing performance enables an enhanced autofocus offering – 121 AF points,…

USING fishtanks for photography may sound strange, and could raise eyebrows in the pet shop. But, teamed with a black background and a flashgun on either side, it’s a set-up that can yield some quirky shots. With this technique, you can experiment with different objects for different effects: Dry, rough objects tend to drag more bubbles down with them, while wet objects tend to produce a cleaner, smoother dive. By positioning two flashguns, one on either the side of the tank, the majority of the light will fall at 90 degrees to the camera lens and will therefore be unlikely to spill into the frame. Positioning your light close to the side of the tank – or even touching it – will help to control it, or you may want…

UNDERSTANDING where the sun will be during the day is essential for making the most of any landscape. The most dramatic lighting effects generally take place around sunrise and sunset, so before I venture to any location, I check where these will be in relation to the features in the landscape. Even so, nature and the weather don’t always go to plan, so I will often change my composition and framing (or even the direction that I’m shooting) to react to where the light is falling on the landscape. ND GRAD FILTERS The best way to keep detail in both the sky and foreground of your landscapes in-camera is to use an ND grad filter. These filters allow you to set your exposure to suit the landscape. The darker area…

YOU might get lucky and stumble across amazing lighting or weather effects, but your chances of being in the right place to capture them is pretty slim. When it comes to capturing and experiencing the changes in the weather and light, there is no substitute for spending time in the landscape. My preferred approach when the weather is changing Quickly is to find a location and frame my shot, then wait for the right moment. Predicting where effects such as rainbows, light rays or amazing clouds are going to occur takes practice - and a little luck - but the more you’re out in the landscape, the 'luckier’ you become. 11AM: BROKEN CLOUD 1/2 sec at f/16, ISO 100 I climbed up Stac Pollaidh for a sunrise that never happened,…

USING spot metering and the exposure indicator in the viewfinder, you can set the exposure based on a specific part of the scene. But the histogram shows you the exposure for the whole image. By reviewing the histogram after you’ve taken a shot (or checking the live histogram, if available), you can see whether you’re making full use of the camera’s imaging sensor and if any areas are going to lose detail. Remember that the histogram is based on a JPEG version of the image and the camera settings made at the time; if you shoot raw, then you’ll have more headroom to fine-tune the exposure with compensation later, when you process the shot. As indicated on the previous page, you can’t use exposure compensation in Manual mode, although some…

Two photo graphers face the editor’s c hallenges on the streets of L ondon READER 1 CAMERA: Canon EOS 5D Mark III LOCATION: Norfolk PAUL has been taking pictures since he was 19, although only on a professional basis for the past four years. He shoots weddings and portraits, and also covers sporting and music events. Paul’s enjoyment of photography started with the Canon A1 film camera, but he says it was the introduction of digital that really inspired him. He describes himself as a habitual traveller, and he and Louise are good pals who have managed to combine their shared enjoyment for taking pictures in new places. www.paulsturman photography.co.uk READER 2 CAMERA: Canon EOS 5D Mark III LOCATION: Norfolk ALTHOUGH she trained in photography at college, horses took over…

CHRIS SAYS: My photo of Portland Bill Lighthouse in Dorset was taken on my Canon EOS 5D Mk II with a 24-105mm f/4 lens. It was shot at f/16. With the help of a B&W 10-stop filter, I was able to achieve a slow shutter speed of 15 seconds. I warmed up the image slightly in Lightroom to exaggerate the warm glow in the setting sun. I also used the Darken/ Lighten Center feature in Nik Color Efex Pro to accentuate the lighthouse and add depth, ensuring that the lighthouse was the star of the image. ANDREW SAYS: Portland Bill is a great location, Chris, and you enjoyed some good conditions for your shoot. I like your composition, although the horizon is almost exactly in the middle of the frame,…

FREDERIK Buyckx (pronounced ‘boeks’) began working as a photographer only six years ago. Since then he has won, among other accolades, the Young Promising Photographer Award (twice), the 2014 ANI PixPalace Award at Perpignan, and a World Press Photo Award. Most recently, he was named Landscape Photographer of the Year at the Sony World Photography Awards for his series ‘Whiteout’ – six striking and emotive images of snow-covered landscapes in the Balkans, Scandinavia and Central Asia. At the relatively young age of 32, the Belgian looks to be at the beginning of a remarkable career. While he’s based in Ghent, Frederik is something of a nomad. His photography, and his life, is a collection of travel adventures, as he observes and records the different people and ways of life he…

CANON EOS 200D Updating the tiny 100D, Canon’s new compact beginner DSLR punches well above its weight, adding an articulated screen, a new 24.2MP sensor, a Digic 7 image processor and more LEICA TL2 Leica’s aluminium-bodied mirrorless camera is certainly stylish, but can it take decent pictures? There’s no viewfinder, but there is a 24MP sensor and new image processor to help it along… SUPER-TELEPHOTO ZOOM LENSES Sports and wildlife are among the subjects that benefit from that extra bit of reach – we test eight great zoom lenses MINI TEST: FLASH MODIFIER KITS Complete systems of gels and grids designed to help you achieve more creative effects with your external flashgun Reviews you can trust Digital Camera is brought to you by the UK’s most experienced team of photography…

WHETHER you’re shooting sports, wildlife or something else altogether, sometimes a standard telephoto zoom lens just can’t get you close enough to the action. A supertelephoto zoom lens will extend your reach significantly – and there are plenty to choose from. A zoom range of around 100-400mm has long been a popular option to include in lens ranges (there are four included here), but some manufacturers have been pushing the envelope, super-sizing focal lengths to as much as 600mm. Apart from the Fujifilm X-mount lens, all of the contenders in this group are fully compatible with both full-frame and cropsensor cameras. Naturally if you fit them to an APS-C format camera, you can extend your effective reach even further, with a 1.5x multiplication effect (1.6x for Canon cameras). Typical attractions…

It’s important to back up your Actions so you can reinstall them or share them. To save a set of Actions, click on the set to highlight it. Next go to the menu with four horizontal lines at the top right of the Actions panel and select Save Actions from the list of options. A file tree folder will open so you can select where the Actions are to be saved. To load Actions later, double-click on the .atn file you created.…

WINTER IN JAPAN_PAUL GALLAGHER “This image was taken in the upper mountains of Hokkaido in Japan, during a winter trip. The higher we travelled, the deeper the snow became. The trees were beautifully stark and bare against pristine snows from the recent snowstorms.” Kit: Nikon D800E with 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 D ED lens at 135mm; Lee Filters 0.6 Soft Grad Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/13, ISO 100 ABOUT DIGITAL SPLASH The photographers featured in Hotshots this issue are all speaking at Digital Splash, the largest photography show in the North of England, taking place on 7th and 8th October in the heart of Liverpool. FREE ENTRY OFFER Pre-register now for FREE entry to Digital Splash and you’ll get a 10% off code for all seminars and talk tickets! Offer ends 22nd…

CREATING a stir at a recent Canon press launch, these three new tilt-shift lenses combine top-end optics and L build quality with a useful close-focusing capability that further extends their creative possibilities. The TS-E 50mm f/2.8L Macro and TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro replace Canon’s current 45mm and 90mm tilt-shift lenses, while the TS-E 135mm f/4L Macro offers a new portrait-friendly focal length. All three lenses feature UD (ultra-low dispersion) elements and nine-bladed apertures. They’ll also share the same eye-watering price (almost £2,500) when they debut in November, so the choice comes down to which focal length will serve your photography best. For instance, the standard 50mm lens is the all-rounder, able to correct verticals and perspectives in everything from architecture to product photography. Opt for the 90mm and you get…

RED squirrels are among my all-time favourite British mammals. Largely displaced by the bigger and more aggressive grey squirrels, our stunning native reds have only a few strongholds left in the country. Early one morning, I visited an isolated population to capture some images of one of the UK’s best-loved mammals. While taking a range of portrait shots, I noticed how interested the squirrels were in my camera and equipment. One particularly nosy squirrel actually came to sit inside my lens hood while I was shooting! This naturally gave me an idea. Thankfully, I had taken a second camera along with me, which was key to getting this funny candid shot. After setting up my second camera on a tripod with the legs splayed out wide for ultimate sturdiness and…

5 LANDSCAPE TYPES AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR ON LOCAT ION UNDERSTANDING how to capture each type of landscape is easier if you can spend as much time in the landscape as possible. Try to forget about everything apart from the landscape around you: this means leaving the mobile phone behind (or turning it off, at least), and forgetting about emails and even what you’re doing tomorrow. This will allow you to let the landscape ?ll your senses, and make it easier to appreciate what’s around you. 1 Mountains Capture dramatic peaks The peaks of a mountain range are naturally dramatic, and often the changeable weather will make them more moody and even threatening. Individual peaks make more obvious focal points than flatter mountains; the more rocky and craggy, the…

MANUAL exposure mode, which is indicated by the M on a camera’s mode dial, requires you to set the aperture, shutter speed and ISO in order to make an exposure. Actually, you can leave the camera to handle the ISO, a feature which we’ll come onto shortly, but you still have to be on your game when it comes to deciding on the best combination of aperture and shutter speed to get the effect you want. It’s not all about the brightness of a picture, you see, but the look that different apertures and shutter speeds can give the image. Manual mode isn’t as convenient as shooting in one of the camera’s advanced auto-exposure modes. Most of the time, the majority of us can probably get away with shooting in…

ALTHOUGH exposure is a flexible thing, there are optimum settings for specific subjects. For example, landscape images typically require small apertures to get everything sharp from foreground to horizon. As you can see above, this can require a fairly slow shutter speed when the sensitivity is set to ISO 100. If you’re shooting without the aid of a tripod or image stabilised lenses, the exposure might be too slow to hold the camera steady and get sharp pictures, in which case you can increase the ISO. At the other extreme, photographing active wildlife, particularly birds in flight, can require very fast shutter speeds. At ISO 100, this might result in having to use the maximum (widest) aperture on the lens. The maximum aperture on your lens might not be wide…

WE kicked off our day of street photography in Soho and Chinatown, moving on later to Borough Market when torrential rain set in. “This shot was taken in Southwark,” reveals Paul. “I saw two girls sitting by the wall and I loved the retro ‘Motorhead’ look about them. I couldn’t get a covert shot of them as I wanted them to look straight into the lens; so I just approached them, told them what I was doing and just asked if I could take a couple of pictures. I had my business card to hand and promised that I would send them copies of the photos (which I did). I did this throughout the day with all sorts of people, and didn’t get any negative responses.” Paul used a ‘nifty…

EVERY ISSUE, we challenge you to take the most creative and arresting shot around a theme, and share it with the online community over at Photocrowd (www.photocrowd.com), where you can browse the entries and vote for your favourites. The very best entries receive a critique from our judging panel – and one winner receives a special prize! Your mission in issue 193 was to capture really wild scenes. The judges were blown away by the huge breadth of the entries, from candid shots of animals in action to close-up and macro portraits. Choosing the winners was extremely tough… This month’s photo assignment is to explore light and land! Turn the page to find out all of the details… TURN OVER! This month’s assignment is to explore light and land…

SLR www.canon.co.uk SPECIFICATIONS Sensor_24.2MP APS-C CMOS Image processor_Digic 7 AF points_9 (1 cross-type) ISO range_100-25,600 (51,200 exp) Max image size_6,000 x 4,000 Metering zones_63 HD Video_1080p at 60 and 50fps Viewfinder_Pentamirror, 95% Memory card_SD/SDHC/SDXC LCD_3-inch vari-angle touchscreen, 1,040k dots Max burst_5fps (6 raw/Unlimited JPEG) Connectivity_Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth Size_122 x 93 x 70mm Weight_453g Canon’s 24.2MP sensor delivers pleasing colours and good dynamic range at lower sensitivities THE EOS 100D was blessed with such petite proportions that you could almost have called it cute. But size isn’t everything and, after four years of technology advances, the new EOS 200D is bristling with enhancements. At its heart is a new 24.2MP sensor and cutting-edge Digic 7 image processor, upping sensitivity to ISO 51,200 in expanded mode. Photographers new to DSLR shooting will…