Half Dome Near Dusk

Half Dome Near Dusk,
originally uploaded by billspaced.

Here's a photo I took while on vacation with my family. This was taken in the Yosemite valley floor near sunset. Simple set up:

Tripod
Polarizing filter
Tamron 28-300mm zoom
Canon Digital Rebel XT

Techniques on photographing motion

Here's a nice little tutorial on how to capture the essence of motion in your photography.

Getting exposure right

PC Mag has a really helpful article on getting exposure right. It talks about things like ISO, shutter speeds, aperatures, exposure block, and bracketing, among other things.

It's a good read for beginners and intermediates wishing to bone up on their skills. Taking good photos is not about having the best equipment. It's about doing things right from a technical perspective. It's also about creativity and vision. But you gotta get the shot you see in your head and the best way to do that is to get the shot right in the first place.

You can play around with the shot later in post-processing.