This eBook covers landscape photography with a Digital SLR.  It's available as a free downloadable PDF file; a format accessible by both Windows and Macs. 

The objective of this concise, 105 page book is to provide the reader with an understanding of relevant photography terms and concepts, then discuss how to set up a digital camera for landscape photography and show a fantastic workflow to use in the field. Followed by a tutorial on composition and a review of equipment necessary for landscape photography.

This book is ideal for beginners! It's also useful for intermediate and advanced photographers seeking a more complete understanding of how to use a digital SLR for nature photography.

The book's images and illustrations are in full color, the section on setting up a digital camera (camera settings), is illustrated, where relevant, with images of both Nikon and Canon cameras.

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Photography Terms and Concepts Stop Value Dynamic Range Exposure Contributing Factors for Exposure Shutter Speed Aperture ISO Equivalent Exposure Working in Tonal Values The Big Trick of Metering Manually Metering Understanding the Histogram Focal Length Lens Multiplication Factor Depth-of-Field Hyperfocal Distance Hyperfocal Charts Pixel Bit Depth; 8 bit, 16 bit Camera Settings - Setting up the Camera Diopter Adjustment Setup Menu Shooting Mode Aperture Adjustment Shutter Speed Adjustment ISO Adjustment Adjust Camera to work in 1/3 Stop Values Metering Mode Image Quality (raw, jpg) White Balance Adjustment Color Space Adjustment High ISO Noise Reduction Long Exposure Noise Reduction Camera Self Timer Histogram Review Highlight Warning No Memory Card Lock Formatting the Memory Card Optimized Settings (jpg) Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB Auto Bracketing Sequence Auto Rotate / Rotate Tall My Menu Settings Custom Shooting Mode Focus Lock Switch (Nikon) Field Workflow Miscellaneous Handholding Rule of Thumb Vibration Reduction / Image Stabilization Printing Thoughts Composition Time of Day Rule of Thirds Diagonal Lines and Curves Negative Space Vertical or Horizontal Framing the Subject Foreground Patterns in Nature Picture Within a Picture Avoid White Skies Keep it Simple Variety of Possible Angles / Perspective Perspective (Small Subject) How to Shoot Panoramas Critiquing Photography Equipment Tripod  Polarizing Filter Cable Release Split-Neutral Density Filters Neutral Density Filters

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