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Digital Landscape & Nature Photography For Dummies®
Contents at a Glance
Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
What You Don’t Have to Read
Foolish Assumptions
How This Book Is Organized
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I: Nature Photography and You
Chapter 1: Nature and Digital Photography
Mastering Your Camera Controls
Digital Photography 101
Understanding Depth of Field
Photographing Objects in Motion
Choosing the Right Focal Length for the Job
Understanding Auto-Focus Modes
Choosing Auto-Focus Points
Mastering Metering Modes
Delving into Drive Modes
Your Safety and the Safety of the Environment
Chapter 2: Choosing Your Equipment
Choosing the Perfect Nature Photography Camera
Getting the Right Lenses for Your Camera
Accessorizing Your Camera
Choosing a Second Camera
Chapter 3: Mastering Your Equipment
Dials and Buttons and Modes, Oh My!
Introducing Flash Photography
Choosing the Right Shooting Mode
Shooting a Blur-Free Picture
Using Live View Mode
Reviewing Your Images
Improvising Your Way to a Great Photo
Shooting Video with Your Digital Camera
Part II: Honing Your Skills
Chapter 4: Composing the Image
Visualizing Your Image
Using the Rules of Composition
Breaking the Rules
Chapter 5: Mastering Shadow and Light
Shooting at the Right Time of Day
Shooting on a Cloudy or Foggy Day
Photographing during Inclement Weather
Augmenting Natural Light
Photographing Nature at Dusk
Photographing Nature at Twilight and Beyond
Chapter 6: Creativity and the Nature Photographer
Learning to See
Feeding Your Muse for Inspiration
Developing Your Style
Just Do It
Part III: Photographing Nature
Chapter 7: Birds
What You Need to Know Before Capturing Great Photos of Birds
Small Birds
Bird Portraits
Wading Birds
Birds of Prey
Birds in the Nest
Birds in Flight
Chapter 8: Animals
Animals in State Parks and Wildlife Reserves
Camera Settings for the Wildlife Photographer
Tips and Tricks for Photographing in Parks
Portraits of Animals
Animals inMotion
Dangerous Animals
Taking Proper Precautions to Keep Both Animal and Photographer Safe
Chapter 9: Flowers and Insects
Wildflowers
Getting Small with Macro Photography
Small Insects
Nature’s Patterns
Romancing the Blur with the Lensbaby
Part IV: Photographing Landscapes
Chapter 10: The Land, Rivers, and Oceans
Forests
The Beauty of a Mountain Range
Rivers, Lakes, and Swamps
The Mighty Ocean
Nature’s Reflections
Nature’s Details
In-Camera Abstracts
Black-and-White Photos
Chapter 11: Sunrise and Sunset
The Sunrise
The Sunset
Chapter 12: HDR Landscapes
Understanding HDR Photography
Capturing Your Grand Vision with a Panorama
Part V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 13: Ten (Plus One) Ways to Process and Share Your Images
Establishing a Post-Shoot Ritual
Downloading Images to Your Computer
Organizing Your Images
Editing Your Images with Photoshop Elements
Resizing and Cropping Your Images
Sharpening Your Images
Saving Your Work
Archiving Your Work
Creating Photo Books at Blurb
Sharing Your Photos on Flickr
Sharing Your Images on Facebook
Chapter 14: Ten Troubleshooting Techniques: What Would Ansel Do?
My Image Has Blown-Out Highlights
I Captured a Boring Scene
The Image Is Too Dark
The Image Is Too Busy
The Subject Is Not in Focus
The Sky in My Sunset Is Too Bright
The Image Is Brighter Than the Actual Scene
The Colors Are Wrong
The Subject Blends into the Background
I Want to Shoot a Close-Up on a Windy Day
Chapter 15: Ten Landscape and Nature Images
A Fog upon the Bay
Walking in Ansel’s Footsteps
Mackerel Sky
Take the High Trail
Sanibel Sentinel
Myakka Fields of Gold
The Hawk Speaks
Mellow Yellow
Black Skimmer
Sunset in Paradise
Index