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Archive for August 2018

Polarizing Filters and Vignetting on a Sony FE 24-105 f/4: Filter Comparison

Posted on August 26, 2018, 11:30 pm, by QT Luong, under Gear.
The polarizing filter is such an essential tool because it allows you to control reflections, darken skies, cutting haze, and increase color saturation. Although using 24mm had become second nature for me to use, with a polarizer on the Sony FE 24-105 f/4, I found myself zooming in a bit until the dark corners (as […]
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Polarizing Filters and Vignetting on a Wide-Angle Lens: Corrections in Processing

Posted on August 20, 2018, 11:01 am, by QT Luong, under Techniques.
Modern zoom lenses are quite amazing compared with what was available a few decades ago. A lens such that the Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS (reviewed here) offers a great combination of sharpness and versatility in trans-standard focal lengths, all in a relatively compact package – consistent with the appeal of their A7 series […]
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Utilizing Weather in Shenandoah

Posted on August 12, 2018, 11:20 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
I have found the adage “Bad weather makes for good photographs” generally true. Cloudless days are not what I look forward to for daytime photography. There are two approaches to finding favorable weather conditions for landscape photography. You can go to a location based specifically on the weather forecast – the best is little-known Meteoblue […]
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Photographing Waterfalls in Whiteoak Canyon, the scenic gem of Shenandoah National Park

Posted on August 5, 2018, 11:28 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Shenandoah National Park is a long and skinny park. The Skyline Drive runs its entire length of 105 miles. For most of it, the road is never more than a few miles from the park’s boundary on both sides. For this reason, besides the Appalachian Trail that closely parallels the Skyline Drive, there are few […]
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