Recent content by marc2242

Both images are great, but the second one really stands out.

The photo below was taken at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia (US) shortly after sunrise. The park has 75 different overlooks along the main road in the park, and this is from one of the overlooks. If you're interested in more photos or detailed information about photographing the park you...

I'm a Canon user so I can't comment on the specific lenses that you mentioned, but I typically use a 16-35 and find it to be appropriate for many landscape shots.

I typically use grad filters in Lightroom, but in some circumstances you need to use a filter when shooting. If a sky is totally blown out in a photo the grad filter tool in Lightroom (or any other program) won't have anything to work with.

I shoot sunsets tripod mounted and in manual mode. I use live view to check the exposure and make sure detail is being retained in the sky, and not blown out. A lot of times I'll bracket exposures for HDR merging, but I often like the results of a single shot better than the HDR merge.

When it comes to most filters I would recommend waiting till you feel like you really need them for a specific purpose. The exception would be a circular polarizer, which comes in handy very often. I find myself not using most of the filters that I have very often.

I have a huge list of places I want to photograph, some I have already visited in the past, and others I have never visited. I add to the list all the time. In some cases I have a particular season that I want to visit. Then when I have time to make a trip I refer to my list.

In order to use Photocrati you probably need to install WordPress on a server through your own hosting account. I don't think you can use Photocrati on a WordPress.com account. I am pretty sure Photocrati does not take a commission from your sales. I think it just integrates with PayPal for...