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Tomorrow is going to be an interesting adventure with the weather,” cautioned Neil, making the final preparations the day before their Apprentice shoot. “I’m sure we will get some great images; the Dales look terrific with storm clouds moving across the peaks, but given that late afternoon is more than likely going to be lighting and rain photography, an early start would be best.” Meeting in the picturesque Yorkshire Dales village of Stainforth at the appointed time of 10am, the pair donned their wet-weather gear and walking boots, and set off on the short walk to their first location, the nearby Stainforth Force, a series of cascading waterfalls framed by an old packhorse bridge. The recent rain had followed a prolonged dry spell, so the water levels would be relatively…

DALES SUNRISE I’m a huge fan of shooting before sunrise; the light can be magical if everything comes together. This is about 20 minutes before dawn; by using a long lens I was able to compress the perspective in the image to emphasise the mist and layers, which are being subtly backlit by the sunrise. SNOWDONIA SUNRISE Motion is a great compositional element, and I find myself always looking to try and create motion in water or clouds using ND filters. The use of a 14mm lens also gave me the opportunity to get ‘low and close’ to maximise the impact of the foreground. AURORA BOREALIS Locations such as Kirkjufell, Iceland, allow me to bring together my passion for landscapes, waterfalls and astro all in one image. When shooting the…

The UK’s Royal Observatory has announced the winners of this year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest, the world’s largest astrophotography competition. Chinese photographer Shuchang Dong took top prize for his stunning image of the annular solar eclipse that took place in June 2020, which was taken in Tibet’s Ali region. “We were waiting with anxious minds but we were lucky,” recalls Dong. “Within a minute of the annular eclipse, the sunshine penetrated through the clouds, and afterwards the Sun was sucked into the thick clouds. We were so lucky here!” Click the link to see more images at the competition website, where you can also buy a book featuring images from the contest, and book tickets for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition, which is at the National…

Irix has announced the Irix 30mm f/1.4 – a manual-focus prime lens for Canon EF, Nikon F and Pentax K DSLRs. The Irix 30mm f/1.4 is based on the design of the firm’s recent Irix Cine 30mm T1.5 cine prime. It’s made for full-frame sensors and, while it’s only available for DSLR mounts, press images show the lens being used with Sony and Canon mirrorless cameras, indicating that it can be used on at least some models via an adapter. The lens carries the Irix Dragonfly moniker, which indicates superior build quality – specifically a reinforced metallic chassis construction, a scratch-resistant finish, an anti-slip focus ring, engraved markings filled with UV-reactive paint, and seals to protect against dust and water ingress. This also means the lens is manual focus-only, and…

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1 HOUR Landscape photography is arguably the most popular genre, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s a brilliant way to head out into the great outdoors, explore new locations, and practise your hobby at your leisure. For this Crash Course we’ve going back to the very basics, with a comprehensive guide to perhaps the most important technique photographers have at their disposal: composition. The great thing about landscape photography is that you often have plenty of time to really perfect the composition of each shot, a luxury that other disciplines, such as wildlife and sports photography, rarely afford you. In this tutorial we’ll run through some of the key points to think about when you’re composing your shots – from using the classic rule of thirds, to breaking…

With flashguns, a little light can go a long way. The adjustable, directional light from a flashgun can do anything from filling in the shadows for sunny-day portraiture to delivering a complete lighting solution for indoor or late-night photography. All of the flashguns we’ve chosen for this group test are powerful models that are rich in features. As such, they have impressive ‘guide numbers’ (a measure of their maximum light output); bounce, swivel and zoom heads to enable greater versatility and control over lighting; and full dedication for various camera systems. The latter enables automatic TTL (through the lens) flash metering, and the ability to control flash parameters directly from your camera. Other fancy features include wireless slave and possibly ‘master’ modes, for linking two or more flashguns when you…

THE PRO NEIL FREEMAN CAMERA: NIKON Z 7II Neil is training manager at Nikon School, leading workshops on shooting every subject under the sun, but his first love has always been landscapes. He relocated from his native London to the Yorkshire town of Harrogate due to its proximity to four National Parks: the Lake District, Peak District, North Yorkshire Moors and Yorkshire Dales, the location of this shoot. www.nikonschool.co.uk SARAH LONDESBOROUGH CAMERA: NIKON D500 Sarah lives in the East Yorkshire village of Anlaby. She bought a Nikon D5500 two years ago, and upgraded to a D500 last year, and has attended a number of Nikon School’s online courses to get to know her cameras, so she was delighted to have the opportunity to get some one-on-one landscapes tuition with Neil.…

1 DIY CAMERA COVER Neil says… When shooting in changeable weather conditions or where there’s a lot of spray, it’s important to keep you camera dry. I use a chamois cloth that I custom-fit to the camera and whatever lens I happen to be using at the time with stainless steel pegs. It’s gear hacking at it’s best, and I’ve not yet tested a waterproof cover that performs better! 2 STURDY TRIPOD Neil says… Landscape exposures can last anywhere from a second or two to several minutes, so it’s vital to have a rock-solid support. I use a FotoPro Pantour tripod, which I know won’t budge no matter how windy it gets. Just as important is that it doesn’t have a centre column; not only are these the most unstable…

RAKOTZ BRIDGE SONJA GEHRKE “Starting in 1860, Friedrich Hermann Rötschke had a half-circular arch of basalt and field stones built over the 35m-wide Rakotz Lake at Kromlau in Germany, with the work taking 10 years. In the lake he had basalt columns set up in a bizarre arrangement called an ‘organ’. The basalt was brought in from quarries in Saxon Switzerland and Bohemia.” https://bit.ly/3o6z1p5 DEGA - STUDY OF A BALLET DANCER GEORGE MARINAKIS “I shot this image of model and dancer Marianna with my Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II and M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro lens.” https://bit.ly/3kqUibx CALMING DELIGHTS CHANCE LAMAR HILL “This photo was captured at an elevation of just under 7,000ft above sea level in the Core Enchantments area of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the North Cascades…

We often hear portrait shooters talk about underexposing the ambient light, then using a flash to pick out the subject. This can result in atmospheric portraits with bold skies – so why not use the same method to create a bold landscape? This way, we can underexpose the scene for a dramatic evening sky, then pick out parts of our scene with the flash. The problem is – like the neolithic burial chamber here – that subjects in landscape photos tend to be larger than people, so a single flash may not be big enough or strong enough to light the entire thing. Thankfully, there’s no need to bring along a whole arsenal of flashes. One of the advantages of landscape photography is that – apart from the movement of…