by Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours | Jan 7, 2012 | Nature, Photo Tours, Travel, Wildlife
Looking for a great place for photography, try Argentina & southern Chile. This past December I spent two weeks leading a small photo tour from a tropical rainforest north of Buenos Aires to the dry wind-swept Patagonian steppe and snow-capped Andean mountains. Capturing great wildlife and scenic photographs was our goal as we explored Valdés Peninsula, Los Glaciares National Park (NP), Torres del Paine NP in Chile, and the steamy jungle surrounding Iguazú Falls. Breaching whales, penguins by the thousands, sea lions sunning themselves, iridescent hummingbirds sipping the nectar from tropical flowers, flightless rhea mother leading her family across the road, and male guanacos on hind legs, spitting and fighting for the right to breed. Visit www.ospreyphoto.com for more programs.
Upcoming photo tour – Iceland in late June.
by Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours | Sep 29, 2011 | Nature, Photo Tours, Travel, Wildlife
Composition
Focus attention on your subject. Keep the composition simple. Whereas painting is a positive process of adding things to the frame, photography is a subtractive process, eliminating elements that do not contribute to the overall image.
Move and explore the photo opportunities from different angles & heights. Position the camera to eliminate distractions behind and in front of the subject. But also make sure the subject does not blend into the background and disappear.
To avoid static composition and don’t center the subject unless there is a reason for it. Leave room in frame where the subject is moving or looking. Utilize entire frame, avoiding dead-space.
Consider framing the subject. By partially surrounding it by tree branches, a doorway, or an arch, you can control the viewer’s eye–blocking distractions, filling empty space, and focusing attention on the subject. Lines as created by streams, paths, and railroad tracks can both lead the eye into a frame and establish a sense of depth.
Looking for a great place for photography, try Argentina & southern Chile. This past December I spent two weeks leading a small photo tour from a tropical rainforest north of Buenos Aires to the dry wind-swept Patagonian steppe and snow-capped Andean mountains. Capturing great wildlife and scenic photographs was our goal as we explored Valdés Peninsula, Los Glaciares National Park (NP), Torres del Paine NP in Chile, and the steamy jungle surrounding Iguazú Falls. Breaching whales, penguins by the thousands, sea lions sunning themselves, iridescent hummingbirds sipping the nectar from tropical flowers, flightless rhea mother leading her family across the road, and male guanacos on hind legs, spitting and fighting for the right to breed. Visit www.ospreyphoto.com for more programs.
