See how the tunnel creates a natural frame for nature.
You see a sudden rainbow glimmer across the sky, a golden streak of lighting flash on a dark stormy night or the soft glow of a sunset over an ocean. Mesmerized, you pull out your camera and snap the shot. Later, you wonder why your nature picture seems so ordinary. Next time, take a couple of seconds and move around before you shoot. Look for an interesting angle that creates a frame for the shot. Consider the lighting and shoot during dusk or dawn for a surreal quality. Make your nature photograph memorable and one you will treasure.
Instructions
1. Pick the area of nature you want to photograph. Look through your viewfinder and walk the area, until you find an interesting aspect for your picture's focus. It may be the changing color of the leaves, the ocean wave or a creek in the hills.
2. Find natural elements to give depth to your picture and act as a frame. Look for a hanging tree limb, a natural path leading to the creek or a set of large rocks around the edge of the ocean.
3. Divide the viewing area of your camera screen into nine small, separate squares in your mind. Move the item you want to focus on off center and place the natural framing element to the bottom right or left of your screen, to add interest to your picture.
4. Get up high as you look through your viewfinder at the overall picture. Bend down low, to see how it looks from this angle. Zoom in and out, to see how the photograph changes as you move to different heights and zoom angles. Choose the angle you like best.
5. Wait for the sun to reach the level of lighting desired and take your picture. Snap several pictures of the same scene at different light settings, to determine which one turns out the best. Snap a couple backups in case your hand shakes.
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