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Landscapes, cityscape and seascapes are ideal in photography subjects because environment and nature has its natural beauty, whether it is snowcapped mountains, desert sand and covered swamps. A thought and concern on the place and timing is required to get the perfect shot. The right equipment is also needed to make everything just right.

When shooting sunrises/sunsets, you will be shooting into the sun fronting of you and it can affect the built-in light meter of the camera and the images might not come out as good as the actual scene that we want to capture. Simple trick in getting great sunrise/sunset shots is to focus above the sun or below the sun without it showing up in your viewfinder or LCD screen. Half press the shutter release button and lock the exposure setting, then while pressing the shutter release button composed your shot to include the sun.

The different time of the day also affects landscape shots. The hills might look odd with the silver fog/mist in the morning, stark at noontime and golden in the late afternoon (see picture above). By the same indication, the same surroundings can vary visually depending on the weather and season. Identify what kind of landscape to imagine on the day you do your shoot.

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