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moody landscape photography

Moody landscape photography

The lone Buttermere tree at sunrise on a moody morning

Moody landscape photography is equally as popular as bright and colourful landscapes because let’s face it, the weather doesn’t always play ball when you’re out shooting. In this short guide we’ll take a look at some of the key elements of shooting moody landscapes, as well as an editing technique that’s guaranteed to make your moody landscapes more dramatic than ever before.

Read moreMoody landscape photography

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Categories Advice, Landscape, Photoshop, Tutorials Tags dramatic landscapes, landscape, landscape editing, landscape photography, moody landscape photography, moody landscapes, photography guide, photoshop tutorial, sunrise, sunset 1 Comment

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To celebrate the publication of the Digital Darkro To celebrate the publication of the Digital Darkroom: The Definitive Guide to Photo Editing, here’s a previously unshared image taken at the same location as the book’s cover image. 

This is the frame that was shot directly before the cover image and shows Afon Lloer in Snowdonia at sunrise on an autumn morning. 

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The Digital Darkroom: The Definitive Guide to Phot The Digital Darkroom: The Definitive Guide to Photo Editing goes on sale today. This time last year it was just a few sample pages and a rough contents page, so it's amazing to be at this stage and hearing from people that their pre-ordered copies will be delivered today. 😄 To order a copy follow the link in my profile. 

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Lone tree in the Yorkshire Dales at sunrise a coup Lone tree in the Yorkshire Dales at sunrise a couple of years ago.

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Here's a recently processed yet unshared image of Here's a recently processed yet unshared image of a beautiful hawthorn tree on a limestone pavement in the Yorkshire Dales. Like many locations, Winskill Stones has seen an awful lot of foot traffic since this was taken, and the location is unfortunately not as good as it once was due to ground erosion. This was taken on my trusty old Nikon D610 & 16-35mm f/4.

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Ashness Bridge on a grey and windy autumn evening. Ashness Bridge on a grey and windy autumn evening.

 

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Rydal Falls sitting amongst lush greens on a wet a Rydal Falls sitting amongst lush greens on a wet and hazy morning. Swipe across to see an image that was taken from inside The Grot/summerhouse and shows just how perfectly the window frames the view of the waterfall.

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A frosty sunrise at Wicken Fen. Can you believe th A frosty sunrise at Wicken Fen. Can you believe that this is a handheld HDR shot taken at ISO 2500!? This was to accompany the feature I created for Digital Camera World that’s all about getting great results with the minimum of kit.

The results are incredible because the processing evens out the noise so images are much cleaner than you’d expect. It’s still not quite as good as using a tripod and filters, but more than good enough to cover you when you don’t have them with you.

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Here are a couple more shots from the radio telesc Here are a couple more shots from the radio telescope observatory on Friday. These were taken at the end of the shoot after the cloud had rolled in, so for my next visit I’m hoping for a clear sky all night. Swipe across to see a landscape shot.

 

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A simple astro shot of a radio telescope at a loca A simple astro shot of a radio telescope at a local observatory taken last night. I’ve known about this place for years but have never bothered shooting there before, but I think that this will be the first of many. Swipe across to see the uncropped image.

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Lone tree on a limestone pavement in the Yorkshire Lone tree on a limestone pavement in the Yorkshire Dales at sunrise. I doubt that this tree has been photographed before because getting to it involved some tricky climbing, but well worth the effort.

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Here’s a sneak preview of some of the pages in T Here’s a sneak preview of some of the pages in The Digital Darkroom: The Definitive Guide to Photo Editing.
As well as being primarily tutorial-based with each tutorial covering both Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo, the book provides you with all the background knowledge you need to fully understand photo editing and take your skills to the next level.

The book is now available to pre-order – follow the link in my profile and select the second option.

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Long exposure of the Woolpacks at the end of a fru Long exposure of the Woolpacks at the end of a frustratingly grey day. I was hoping for a bit of colour in the sky but the cloud from the afternoon thickened as sunset drew near, but still worth grabbing a few shots before walking back down to the car.

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Here’s another example of the surreal editing te Here’s another example of the surreal editing technique where you blend fruit or vegetables with a colouring pencil in Photoshop. Swipe across to see the constituent images. 

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Static caravans looking out to sea on the Norfolk Static caravans looking out to sea on the Norfolk coast. This isn't the usual type of image I share here, but it represents one of several types of photography I enjoy shooting and is part of an ongoing project.

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#nakedplanet 
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The start of an amazing sunrise at Caister Beach a The start of an amazing sunrise at Caister Beach a few weeks ago. Winter storms had pushed sand over the groynes so another visit later in the year is on the cards. 

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Last week I received an early copy of The Digital