In the Part I article the emphasis was on how to capture actions that were predictable and repetitive in pre-game drills and during a game. This second installment deals with game situations that are more complex in which the final outcomes are unknown. Typically, this is the type of action that occurs during plays made…
Each year, thousands of young people play baseball and softball in scholastic and youth leagues all over the USA and many photographers are asked by their families to “get some pictures” of a son or daughter. Anyone who has taken up this challenge quickly realizes that there are two basic types of action shots on…
As pointed out in the first article about photographing in fog and mist [reference link] these atmospheric conditions are likely to form when moist air reaches its dew point. The type of fog that will form, however, is influenced and even controlled by topography. For example, deep valleys or mountain ridgelines will tend to produce…
One of the most dramatic forms of light in a landscape setting occurs when rays of light resembling sunbeams come streaming through breaks in the clouds early or late in the day. These are crepuscular rays and certain foggy conditions can also produce this effect since fog and mist are basically earth bound clouds. Crepuscular …
The manner in which fog and mist can transform the most mundane of scenes into something with a unique ambiance can be quite remarkable. The overall visual effect has often been called nature’s soft filter that simplifies. But unlike optical soft filters or those applied with software, the atmospheric versions can appear in various forms and at…
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