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About the Outdoors
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When To Go
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New This Month
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Photography
*All but one of the pictures on this page were taken by an amateur
photographer soon after buying his first camera...
To show differences when compared.
used to exaggerate how different they are.
The black ground and trees in these pictures makes
the colorful sunsets look even more colorful--
and the colorful sunsets make the
ground and trees look even more dark...
Perspective
"A view of things in their true relationship to each other."
By taking a picture of something small in front of something BIG, you can show how BIG and small they really are.
This picture shows you
how small the people are
compared to the waterfall.
Not using perspective
This picture of a waterfall
gives you no idea
how big anything is.
This picture shows you
how small the woman is
compared to the mountain.
The trail going off in the distance,
and the very small person in the
middle of the picture,
give you an idea of how long the trail is.
distances along the trail would have made the picture even better.
Humor
Sometimes you can make a good picture by having someone
do something funny, like this...
Aiming the Camera
Using Reflections
The reflection of something on very still water can
make for
a great picture.
Lighting
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