Photographs of nature requires that all possibilities usual camera, it is important to know how to use your camera. But really good photography of nature also requires sensitivity to nature.

Have you ever met someone who has thousands of dollars worth of Fang devices can talk all day on cameras and objectives … but always lausig pictures? These people do not understand that good photographers are not assess, use the device, but by their results. Of course, the technical knowledge is important, but it only takes you so far.

When it comes to photographing nature, it is important to understand how natural light trasform the effects of a photograph.

There is a simple language what is worth noting that if that can not be a good picture in a poor condition. It simply means, if you think your question on the wrong time, wrong or not climatic conditions of technology to solve the problem. On the other hand, if you have good lighting, you do not need technical magic, for the shooting. The nature does most of the work for you.

Once the light is mentioned, most people automatically think in the early morning and late afternoon. Each photographer with an ounce of experience quickly learns that in the rule as soon as possible, nature photos. Although it is not all the time, it is a good place to start.

If the sun is very low in the sky, it creates a soft, warm light, which is very attractive in a photograph. Shining a low angle, but also highlight the face of the topic more regularly. In addition, because of low contrast, shadow, you can see are less difficult than in the middle of the day. So, for several reasons, early in the morning (about 9 hours) and late afternoon in the direction of sunset are often the best time for your photos.

Most people know this. The problem is that most people do that additional efforts to put into practice. Are you ready to Camp without being on the spot at sunrise, for the perfect shot? If photography is important enough to you, you go to these lengths, and much more. It may be that a lot of anger, but once the new-in-a-lifetime image you’ll agree with me that the salary was the effort worthwhile. It is common practice for a type of photographer.

Should any act of nature photography, in the morning or late afternoon? In a nutshell: Not.

As they say, the rules are broken. It would be wrong to believe that this is a simple approach works all the time. So what are some exceptions?

Black and white photography is a little differently than other photography. Instead of themes is defined by subtle nuances of color photography in black and white uses strong lines and shadows. The best effect contrast may be higher in light. So if you think black and white, you can light the lightest of the middle part of the day.

Rain Forest photography is a more general abandonment of campaign photography. Among the preliminary forest, sunlight can be such a patchwork of light and shadow, a perfect exhibition is impossible. For best results in the forest, I’m usually covered, with perhaps a little foggy for more atmosphere. In the cloudy sky, the best moments are usually in the middle part of the day, when the light is quite clear. This way you can avoid a dark image too.

When it comes to wildlife photography, you can create a landscape of teaching and learning of the rainforest. If you photograph your subject in the sunlight, early morning and late afternoon is usually the best. In these times of contrast is reduced and your subject is bathed in soft, warm light colored.

Nevertheless, some subjects are wild animals captured at best a cloudy day, just as in the rainforest. The amortized light, a quantity of light, bright surfaces (a frog of the skin, feathers of a bird’s, etc.) may appear much more clear and colorful on a cloudy day. Depending on the low contrast of light is also important details of the topic will not be lost in the shade.

This is not an exhaustive list of examples. You can always identify themes work best in different types of light. I hope these ideas that you think of daylight, and how they can improve your photography. Once you let nature do the job for the most part, he may note that the technical aspects of photography to a little less demanding.