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Aug 13, 2020 07:23:59 #

PhotonHog Loc: Annapolis

This is an excellent example. Yes this bridge is steep but the photo makes the hill look MUCH steeper than it really is.

Use a LONG lens and then pick a view that gives some reference to the hill. Here the mountain in the background only make this bridge look even steeper. Same with those silos.

Being a long lens make sure the shutter speed is high enough to stop blur. And FOCUS/big f/stop is the word.

The long lens compresses distance and can really amplify the effect. GOOD LUCK!!!

Aug 13, 2020 07:29:17 #

traderjohn Loc: New York City

Linda From Maine wrote:

ROTFL

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OK..I'm going to bite. What does; ROTFL mean??

Aug 13, 2020 08:13:58 #

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Photo-Noob wrote:

img 4

Last 2 had a side view with real references as to being steep.
With the first ones there is no reference to relative steepness

Aug 13, 2020 08:30:19 #

fotobyferg

traderjohn wrote:

OK..I'm going to bite. What does; ROTFL mean??

Rolling On The Floor Laughing

Aug 13, 2020 08:35:58 #

ZtaKED Loc: Lakes Region, New Hampshire & NE Florida

Photo-Noob wrote:

Hello everybody

I'm currently staying in a vacation home that can only be reached by driving up a rather steep road. All my attempts to take proper picture of said road have fallen flat so to speak, i.e. they do at all show how steep that hill actually is. What's the secret to taking such a picture properly?

Thank you for your help.
Regards
Andy

My house is at the top of a steep hill. Try taking the pic from the top looking down with a car or other recognizable object at the foot of the hill. Seemed to work for me. My 2 cents.

Aug 13, 2020 08:36:41 #

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Photo-Noob wrote:

img 2

I agree with your assessment of this pic. Thanks very much for sharing your results. This has been an enjoyable and educational thread!

Aug 13, 2020 09:18:13 #

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

traderjohn wrote:

OK..I'm going to bite. What does; ROTFL mean??

Are you Rip Van Winkle?

Aug 13, 2020 09:21:14 #

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

Linda From Maine wrote:

I agree with your assessment of this pic. Thanks very much for sharing your results. This has been an enjoyable and educational thread!

Yep, img2 captured it best.

Aug 13, 2020 09:35:00 #

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

Find an angle and an object that accentuates the hill and doesn’t flatten it. I usually give up.

Aug 13, 2020 10:01:57 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I haven't read all three pages of replies, so someone might have suggested these ideas.

Lay flat on your belly, looking up the hill. The less tel you use, the better.

Take a shot from the side, showing the angle of the road against the angle of the trees.

Also -
https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/11828/how-can-i-show-a-slope-even-mountain-roads-appear-flat-in-my-photos
https://skibums.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/amateur-ski-photography-18-depicting-steepness-shooting-from-below/
https://www.quora.com/What-are-good-ways-to-capture-the-steepness-of-a-slope-in-a-photo-or-video

Aug 13, 2020 10:26:11 #

Toment Loc: FL, IL

Photo-Noob wrote:

Your attempts are pretty convincing that it’s a STEEP slope. Except for the coal pile, a very pretty spot 👍
Have fun!

Aug 13, 2020 11:02:39 #

Vlemasters

All off roader drivers have been trying to do this for years. Many off road Jeep trails are so steep you can’t stand on them let alone walk up them. A even moderately equipped vehicle will tackle it fairly easily but most have given up on trying to photograph them to show the angle.

Aug 13, 2020 11:18:54 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

PhotonHog wrote:

This is an excellent example. Yes this bridge is ... (show quote)

That's assuming the shooter can get far enough away from the road.

I've seen similar effects in videos of planes making perilous landings. The tele really emphasizes the touchy situation.

Aug 13, 2020 11:37:20 #

traderjohn Loc: New York City

fotobyferg wrote:

Rolling On The Floor Laughing

O Kee Dokey.
oopppss...OKD

Aug 13, 2020 11:51:54 #

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

I agree with the suggestion to add a vehicle to the image... It would add some scale. If the car is at the bottom of the hill and you shoot the photo from the top with a fairly wide lens, the car will appear small and "overwhelmed". Vice versa if you park the car at the top and shoot from the bottom looking upward.

Or you could shoot from the side.... and might even be able to exaggerate things a bit, if you wish!

Crazy hills of San Francisco photos by Håkan Dahlström, https://www.flickr.com/photos/dahlstroms/4083220012

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