Mountain Walks

Unfortunately I haven’t had a chance to go out for a photography wander yet. So once again I looked through my computer, I saw a few good photos from my trip up Snowdon so I thought I should upload another one.

This photo was again taken in automatic as the specific aperture used makes very little difference to the depth of field. I composed the photo so the mountain was slightly in the right hand third of the frame and with the horizon towards the lower third of the frame. I did this to make an open and relaxed atmosphere to the photo. The camera chose to metre off the whole frame so that the exposure was an average of the highlights and shadows.

To edit the photo I decided to increase the contrast and lower the highlights. I did this because the photo looked a bit ‘flat’ before. Also I increased the colour temperature and the saturation. I did this to make the photo look more vibrant. I didn’t crop the photo because I liked how I had framed the photo.

I think I’ve just about exhausted the photos that I took on my trip up Snowdon, but If I spot any more I will upload them for you.

Mat

Mountain View

I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had a chance to go out for a wander. So again I looked into my computer’s memory for some photographic inspiration. So I looked through some of my holiday photos from a few years ago.

This was one from a trip to North Wales; I had gone for a walk along a river near mount Snowdon. I didn’t have access to an SLR back then so I used my compact camera. I put the camera into landscape mode which boosts the greens but also selects a narrower aperture to normal.

As this was taken on a compact camera, so I had to make a few adjustments. The main was to change the exposure: I increased both the contrast and the overall brightness. This corrected the camera to make the photo much more balanced. I also increased the colour temperature; this brings some warmth into the photo and makes it look much more vibrant.

I really like some of my old holiday photos; some of them are actually quite good. But most of them have required some sort of editing in one way or another. Bex and I have planned to go out for a short wander tomorrow if we both get some spare time. So hopefully we shall have some photos to share for you.

Mat

Mountains

Earlier today I was looking through some holiday photos on my computer when I stumbled across this photo. It was taken on a family holiday to North Wales; we had decided to walk up Mt. Snowdon and when we got to the top the views where amazing. I had taken the photo a few years ago so my photography skills weren't as developed as they are now, but I like this photo so I thought I should share it with you.

The weather was quite cloudy so the light was being diffused perfectly. I had put the camera into the landscape mode, this ensured that a small aperture was being used for the greatest depth of field and the greens had been boosted as well.

The only editing I did was to increase the saturation slightly; I did this because it boosted the greens even more to make them really vibrant and it introduced some warmth into the photo. I didn’t change anything else because I like how the photo was.

I enjoy looking through old photos that I have taken, I find it interesting to look and remember back to the holidays that I have been on.

Today is our 200^th post! So a very big thankyou to all of you dedicated readers out there! We can’t keep this blog running without you, I hope you have enjoyed the past 200 posts and I’m sure you will enjoy the next 200 as well.

Mat

Out to Sea

I didn’t get a chance to go out today so I thought I should look in my computer for some inspiration. I found this photo from a holiday a few years ago. The photo was taken with a compact camera so the quality isn’t fantastic, but I think its good enough for an upload.

The photo was taken towards the late afternoon, so I could create a more natural photo. Also with the sun behind me I didn’t get any bad reflections from the water. I underexposed the photo to retain detail in the sky; this also darkened the shadows on the rock which gives a pleasing effect to the photo.

As the photo was taken on a compact camera it needed some editing to get it up to a good enough standard for the blog. The photo was quite ‘flat’ straight from the camera, so I increased the saturation and the contrast. I like the effect that this gives the photo, it makes it seem much more realistic.

Now after a fantastic weekend, it’s back to normality. Hopefully the sunny weather will stay around, but otherwise it was very nice while it lasted.

Mat 

Heading for the Hills

I’m back! This evening I’ve been looking through some photos on my computer. I found this landscape photo taken out of the back of a railway carriage along a beautiful lake.

The quality wasn't fantastic so I washed it through Photoshop to make the image clearer. I really love landscape photos like this with the rolling hills in the background. I love how the railway tracks are in the foreground so there’s still some detail in the shot. What type of landscape photos do you prefer?

Mat