Detail of Landscape

I love to make Landscape photos and often ask myself, what is the right detail for the shot.

Do you have any general recommendations that are helpful for choosing the right section and maybe other tips for a good composition?

For example I learned, that having at least one object close in front of the picture (like a tree or a bush) helps emphasizing the depth effect of the landscape in the rest of the photo. But I guess there is definitely more to making great shots.

cheers,
PhotoWebber

Hi,

There are tons of good general tips for landscape photography out there, especially in books, e.g. of Ansel Adams & Co. One can never learn out.

To me taking good landscape requires a lot patience. For example I like to wait for the right time/light and prefer sunrise or sunset most and overcast sky next. The photos taken will have very special moods A good tri-pod and occasionally a good polarization filter help me take good picture, too

Besides I try to virtually devide the landscape into sections, in order to apply the golden ratio (2:1 instead of placing the object dead center) and for metering. If possible I would also try to play with form and lines, which leads the viewer deeper into the picture and creates subjectively more depth...gently curved hills, rivers or a straight street etc...

Just keep contributing to this thread. It could be very interesting.

Cheers

Hoang-Tran