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05/09/2006 06:29:55 AM · #1 |
I'm taking few days off from my work and driving to Himalayas. This time I have picked small resort in small village (Chalets at Naldehra) for my stay. I'll be driving for around 400 miles to reach there. I'm going to hate first 200 miles (Delhi traffic) but I know that last 200 will be compensate for it :) (In Himalayan range).
I'm looking forward to some great picturesque locations and hopefully will have few good photos to share. I think I will be out for next two challenges (unless they have internet there...which I doubt.)
One small question ΓΆ€“ is there any combination or Aperture and Focal-length which gives good "sharpness" for landscape photography? I want to customize my camera custom mode so that I spent less time fiddling with camera and have more time to enjoy nature.
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05/09/2006 07:32:13 AM · #2 |
| sounds fantastic; make sure you bring a copy of Jeff Long's page turner "the descent." |
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05/09/2006 08:09:01 AM · #3 |
Nice Place to drive.
BTW where are you located. I mean to go to Simla why do you need to come to Delhi. I am assuming you are in Punjab
Best of luck |
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05/09/2006 08:14:22 AM · #4 |
Tejinder... that place has a health club and spa ... who needs a health club in the himalayas!!!!
how can you live there!!
As for focal length ... take the tripod, use the smallest aperture and have something in the foreground..to show the amazing scale of the himalayas!!
Don't miss out on early morning shots, they are beautiful...just before the clouds start building up on the tops!
Edit : I am sure you will have a wonderful time...have fun!!
Message edited by author 2006-05-09 08:15:11.
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05/09/2006 08:20:50 AM · #5 |
The aperture will depend on how much you want to show in the foreground. If you're taking long focal length shots of mountains, you can get away with F5.6 but if you want to show some foreground detail as well as far away mountains, use a tripod and a narrow aperture. I don't take a lot of landscape shots though, so I'm open to corrections.
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05/09/2006 08:40:09 AM · #6 |
| I dont know if this is relative - my own experience of the Himalayas dates back to SLR cameras but are you taking a polarising filter ? I don't know if this is relative for digital photography. Maybe someone else might comment. But I know with film (SLR) photography this was important and helpful. |
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05/09/2006 11:28:56 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by BobsterLobster:
The aperture will depend on how much you want to show in the foreground. If you're taking long focal length shots of mountains, you can get away with F5.6 but if you want to show some foreground detail as well as far away mountains, use a tripod and a narrow aperture. I don't take a lot of landscape shots though, so I'm open to corrections. |
Thanks! But I guess, I read somewhere that there is optimal combination of focal length and aperture (or maybe just focal lenght) which gives sharpest results. I do not have a dSLR but my camera does allow some manual settings. So I was wondering which ones I save for landscape photography. Or maybe I'll simply stick to preset "landscape" function :) My camera offers focal length of 38-190mm and aperture of 2.8-8.0
Btw, those who asked - I'm fr om New Delhi and the place I'm going to is not a spa. Its simply a resort in small village. Maybe, I'll even get a chance to see the village people also.
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05/10/2006 01:19:19 AM · #8 |
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05/10/2006 02:42:42 AM · #9 |
| For dSLRs you use the hyperfocal distance to get the best results. I am not sure how that works for your camera though. |
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05/10/2006 05:51:12 AM · #10 |
I think each individual lens has a sweet spot where it is sharpest at a particular aperture, I think it's usually around F5.6-F11. I don't think many photographers take much notice of it.
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05/10/2006 05:55:53 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by gaurawa:
For dSLRs you use the hyperfocal distance to get the best results. I am not sure how that works for your camera though. |
How do you achieve that on a canon EOS? 350 for example, :P
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