First post in this section - Brenham

[reader0428]

I don't know the first thing about landscape photography - I'm a portrait girl - but I picked up a 5D this weekend and tried it out at the little place I stayed at in Brenham this weekend. Thoughts?

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[popawalker]

Amanda, to me the first three could have benifited from more depth of feild, maybe f11.
I like the colors in number two, but like many landscapes these days power lines interfere.
Do you have a tripod?

[Stargazer77517]

Heres what I do.
1. F11-16
2. focus in manual set to infinity
3. ISO 100
4. Mode AV
5. Always tripod mounted.
6. Filters help a lot for sunrises and sunsets.
7. If no filters, bracket the shots, that way you get the full tonal range.
Hope these help

[reader0428]

Thank you, Steve and Fred for your comments. I do have a tripod but I didn't have it with me and was losing light fast. Besides, I'm not sure my camera would know what to do with F11 or f16 - the highest I ever have it is 8 (and that's a rarity!).

[DigitalScape]

Very nice images, Amanda - I like the sunset colors you captured. On the first image i think it needs just a little rotation (counter clockwise0 to level out the horizon. Maybe clone out the wires in the second image (and just a tad CCW rotation). The last image is a post card - very nice!