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Some western landscape photos

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Mason Jarr

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After years of shooting film cameras (and being fairly good at it) I still struggle with the transition to digital format. I shoot Nikons (D5100 and D40), but the perfect exposure eludes me. I still enjoy getting out and tripping the shutter though and the great advantage of digitals is it doesn't cost anything to view bad exposures! Here's some various photos I took last fall. I'll be heading to the Moab, UT area next month and hope to get some nice shots.

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Out of all of them I have to say I like the 3rd photo the most. Also, did you use zoom on the final 4 photos?
 
Hi Roscoe. #3 and 4 were taken at Crater Lake Nat'l Park. #5 is near Sisters, OR and the last one is east of John Day, OR. The first two were in the Owyhee Desert in Idaho. And yes, I used a 55-300 zoom for the last 4. Got any tips?
 
Like you, I have lots of trouble getting proper exposures of my pictures. Many folks shoot lots of pictures, hoping that one or two will be good pictures. I have started using the Histogram as a guide when I take pictures and it helps me. You will get better as you get more experience under your belt. You are using two great cameras. I like these pictures that you have posted. Kelley (Texas) :)
 
I bought a good book about exposure and have been reading it over the winter. It has an excellent chapter on histograms. I also recently picked up a Sekonic light meter with a spot metering function. It's way more meter than I need as an amateur, but they hold their resale value. I've been tinkering with it in the back yard under different lighting conditions and I think it will be a valuable item in my bag. I'll find out in about a month when I'm at Moab.
 
Please let us know how you like the light meter in helping you get proper exposure.

Here is a link that might help you in enjoying photography. http://www.pixiq.com/article/photography-tutorials Kelley (Texas) :)
 
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