A Grey Dream
Snowy loneliness
A Lonely Bench

Have you ever tried photographing a subject where several horizontal lines have to align? It's very difficult; often one of the lines will bend and the entire composition seems askew. Sceneries are unfortunately not made with consideration to absolute symmetry between separate objects.
An Empty Platform

Dark shadows slowly consuming an empty platform out in the suburb.
Misty Sunlight
Cloudy Dawn over the Moldau

Tricky exposure in a very much overcast dawn on the Moldau river, in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic
This is the first exposure I took on this morning photographic session I had with a friend of mine.
I chose a quite wide aperture, f/4.5, as I didn't want a too long exposure. 
The result was an exposure time of 4 seconds.
I tried to maintain the real atmosphere of this place at that hour, that's why the blueish tone.
The main character of this photograph are the lines drawn by the western hill (right) , the further eastern bank and the reflection of these shapes on the water.
Published on 2012/12/07 by Denis on http://denisgrenier.com

Landscape Photography is more than just seascape or Mountains reflection in calm lakes surfaces.  Landscape Photography is also about documenting what is happening in nature and how this is changing the face of the earth, for good or for worst.

Decades ago we were very concerned when wildfire were running havoc and burning dozens of acres of forest.  Today we know better.  Wildfire are part of the life cycle of these forest and without these wildfire, the nature would not rejuvenate.

Post wildfire there is new life for wildlife and birds that thrive in post fire forest.  Lynx, marten, pileated, black backed woodpeckers, northern goshawks and boreal owls are all benefiting from post fire forests.

Wildfire free up carbon in trees for other plant life.  Many seeds survive wildfire and spring to life with the added sunlight and carbon.


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This fall picture of the Yellowstone National Park forest shows life spreading across burned trees that are still standing.  These plants, then shrub will protect new rising trees and the forest will rise again.

How Landscape Photography can help
Landscape photography is certainly something that could bring nice picture home to hand on a wall.  It is also a way for us, Landscape Photographer to tell the world the beauty of nature along with the cycle of life associated with large ecosystems.

When traveling in our National Parks systems, take the time to document the life of these parks from the glory of the mature forest to the recovery after wildfire.  By sharing your knowledge of the cycle of life, you will help your audience to know better.

Did you visit one of our great National Parks this year?  Will you do so next year?  Landscape photography invites you to do so!
Published on 2012/12/08 by Denis on http://denisgrenier.com

Do you want more creativity in your photography?

Composition might be of great help.  There are multiple composition rules that you can use or break that would increase your creativity.  Creativity is the cornerstone of getting noticed and remembered.

In this picture I used multiple composition rules to make this picture more engaging to the viewer. Let’s review together the rules used and how they help to the picture:


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Leading lines; the river bank on both side are creating curved lines that are leading in the upper right quadrant of the picture.
Perspective; the river is getting narrower as we look further and this help define more clearly the third dimension.
Reflection: Reflection in water always brings value.  Water help defined the horizon line and we understand that reflection is at angle of 90 degrees with its source.  Further helping recreate the third dimension.
Rules of third: The River is flowing from the lower right through the upper left than the upper right.  These three points are more or less on the thirds of the picture, both horizontally and vertically.
We could also consider the value of the cool color (blue of the sky reflected in the river) being framed by warm color (yellow of the weeds on each side of the river).

This photograph is a good example of creatively using multiple composition rules to enhance an ordinary landscape subject.  Creative Photography is about using various means to enhance an ordinary subject and create a good picture.

Since most of us will be facing ordinary subject far more often than stunning one, practicing creative photography will enhance most photographs that we take.  And should you be facing a stunning subject, Creative Photography will get you the most out of it.

Will you try creative photography using composition on your next opportunity?
Cloudy Dawn over the Moldau

Tricky exposure in a very much overcast dawn on the Moldau river, in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic
This is the first exposure I took on this morning photographic session I had with a friend of mine.
I chose a quite wide aperture, f/4.5, as I didn't want a too long exposure.
The result was an exposure time of 4 seconds.
I tried to maintain the real atmosphere of this place at that hour, that's why the blueish tone.
The main character of this photograph are the lines drawn by the western hill (right) , the further eastern bank and the reflection of these shapes on the water.
Cloudy Dawn over the Moldau

Tricky exposure in a very much overcast dawn on the Moldau river, in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic
This is the first exposure I took on this morning photographic session I had with a friend of mine.
I chose a quite wide aperture, f/4.5, as I didn't want a too long exposure. 
The result was an exposure time of 4 seconds.
I tried to maintain the real atmosphere of this place at that hour, that's why the blueish tone.
The main character of this photograph are the lines drawn by the western hill (right) , the further eastern bank and the reflection of these shapes on the water.
Cloudy Dawn over the Moldau

Tricky exposure in a very much overcast dawn on the Moldau river, in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic
This is the first exposure I took on this morning photographic session I had with a friend of mine.
I chose a quite wide aperture, f/4.5, as I didn't want a too long exposure.
The result was an exposure time of 4 seconds.
I tried to maintain the real atmosphere of this place at that hour, that's why the blueish tone.
The main character of this photograph are the lines drawn by the western hill (right) , the further eastern bank and the reflection of these shapes on the water.
See photo in original gallery.