Digital Photographer

Sizzling summer landscapes

Difficulty level: Intermediate

Time taken: 1 hour

Summer may be the favourite season of beachgoers and sunbathers, but it’s less favoured by landscape photographers. The strong lighting casts deep shadows and bright highlights, stripping the colour from natural elements such as water and vegetation. In contrast to shooting landscapes during the golden hours (as discussed in our feature in Issue 266), daytime lighting in the summer is possibly the worst for scenic imagery.

This becomes even more apparent when we try to capture long-exposure shots. Lengthening the exposure

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