![]() In a place that has such stunning natural beauty you would expect tourism to be unstoppable but it is unfortunately either completely unaffordable for many, and for others affordable only as a once in a lifetime destination. ![]() ![]() Flights from just about anywhere to Tahiti are very expensive, and the cost of living, once there, is also high. This relic of times past is testament to a suffering tourist economy on the island, which is really sad. I didn't last too long, and after pulling a muscle hauling my panic back into the boat I did the decidedly un-Jacqui thing of having a beer! It was so worth it, though.Īfter the shark swim, we wandered around the old Club Med. It was one of the coolest things I have ever done!īut damn, those rays were hanging around! I was keen to swim with sharks, but the sting rays scare me - having been stung by one I can tell you I never want to repeat that experience!īut I really wanted to swim with the sharks.Īfter dithering some more, I jumped in and Wow! It takes more time to change apertures with the Composer, but they have interchangeable optics for different looks and the lens is relatively inexpensive The next time you are faced with a cliche’ shot, try using a tilt-shift lens to make it more interesting.As I said in the post before, I got toasted while surf-widowing on the boat previously and that was on a cloudy day, so it was sensible sun protection for me after that in Moorea. I have a Composer, and this duplicates a similar look to my tilt-shift lens. I also use this lens for portraits and video. The optics are razor sharp, and the silky controls allow me to fine tune exactly where I want my focus plane. I have a 45mm Nikon tilt-shift, and love this lens. There are two main choices for tilt-shift lenses, a dedicated lens or a Lensbaby. I opted to try a tilt-shift lens and see what I could create. It was raining when I went out to explore the sound, so big scenes with sky weren’t looking very good. The shot here was taken in Milford Sound in New Zealand, and has a miniature scale appearance. Tilt-shift images also create miniature scale in images. This technique isn’t for everybody, but some scenes work really well with this effect. To do this I swing the lens to the left or right which will move the focus plane out of the center, resulting in a mysterious feel to the shot. My favorite technique using a tilt-shift lenses is not creating more depth of field, but instead creating a radical selective focus shot. This will improve the depth of field of the shot now those colorful flowers right off the lens front will be tack sharp leading into the rest of the landscape. One popular use of a tilt-shift lens for the landscape photographer is tilting the lens down towards the foreground. These movements offer a lot of creative options. You can tilt the lens up and down, swing it right or left, or shift it up and down while staying parallel to the focus plane. Tilt-shift lenses are lenses that enable the photographer to actually move the focus plane. One technique is using a tilt-shift lens. If I don’t have the time to explore, then I will consider other methods of creating an original shot. This motivates me to climb a nearby ridge or hike down to a river to seek out a fresh perspective. To avoid getting the same image as everyone else, I just challenge myself to create an original shot. I don’t see this as a bad thing, nature photography is very popular and it is great to see so many people getting out and enjoying the outdoors. I’ve been in a row of a hundred people photographing the same sunrise at popular overlooks. ![]() Who doesn’t want to capture the dramatic scenes from our national parks and forests? The challenge can be finding a unique perspective or location while visiting the parks. Landscape photography is very popular, and rightly so.
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