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How to properly photograph a steep hill?
Aug 13, 2020 11:52:58 #
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Aug 13, 2020 12:34:56 #
skylinefirepest
Loc: Southern Pines, N.C.
When I did the Saluda grade prior to it's closing I parked close to the tracks and went downhill to where the shot of my truck and the tracks looked as steep as it actually was. I was really sorry that they closed the grade but I was told that new lines closer to Asheville made Saluda unnecessary. Downgrade trains would split in half at Saluda and go down one at a time and there was a runaway train siding that could be used. Check out Youtube for some good video of the grade when it was in operation. Shooting stuff like that is all in the perspective...
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Aug 13, 2020 13:43:44 #
A bit of compression, standing back a ways from the hill and at about 50-70mm will help,plus people or objects for scale in the photo help . Not a country hill here, but a hill in San Francisco, California Street. Sony A7RIV camera, Sigma Art 24-70mm f2.8 lens, 60mm, F8, ISO 200, 1/125 sec. ambient light.
Aug 13, 2020 13:44:14 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
the longer lens will compact you picture and a wide angle will spread it out. without see it , think about you lens.
Aug 13, 2020 13:50:14 #
Photo-Noob wrote:
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The drive looks long and from this image, it appears there might be room to get off to the side if you walk down the drive. If you can get off to the side far enough and to be able to show the car going up or down (try both directions). Camera needs to be level and a wide angle lens being used since you want to show as much of the drive as possible. Only concern is how far off the side of the drive you can get yourself positioned into. And keep that camera perfectly level. If the camera has a level indicator, use it.
The use of the car helps establishing a size reference too.
One more thing to try. If your camera can take videos, record the car going up, and then down to show the effort. And use a wide angle.
Aug 13, 2020 14:20:49 #
had the same situation. I angled from the top and bottoms of the hill to show depth and curves. /
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Aug 13, 2020 14:25:35 #
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Aug 13, 2020 17:04:13 #
Frank T wrote:
Use a longer lens, (200 MM) and the compression will accentuate the hill.
Based on your comment, perhaps a portrait lens (95mm, 35mm equiv) might do the trick without too much obvious compression effect
Aug 13, 2020 18:13:17 #
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
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
Need to see some examples of the "flat" ones in order to be helpful.
Aug 13, 2020 18:36:58 #
aellman wrote:
Need to see some examples of the "flat" ones in order to be helpful.
The OP did post some, on page 2.
Aug 13, 2020 19:35:43 #
1. Shoot from the bottom of the hill. Use a wide angle lens and make sure your camera's focal plane (sensor) is parallel with the wall of the house that is the subject of the photo. Do not shoot "uphill" at the house. Your camera needs to be as level as possible.
2. Use a longer lens (200mm), shoot in portrait mode and make sure your sensor is parallel to the side of the house.
2. Use a longer lens (200mm), shoot in portrait mode and make sure your sensor is parallel to the side of the house.
Aug 13, 2020 20:02:58 #
gwilliams6 wrote:
A bit of compression, standing back a ways from the hill and at about 50-70mm will help,plus people or objects for scale in the photo help . Not a country hill here, but a hill in San Francisco, California Street. Sony A7RIV camera, Sigma Art 24-70mm f2.8 lens, 60mm, F8, ISO 200, 1/125 sec. ambient light.
Nice shot!
Aug 13, 2020 20:08:07 #
photoman022
Loc: Manchester CT USA
Good thread! A few years ago I wanted to photograph and old Revolutionary War-era cemetery that was on a steep hill and, like the OP, I couldn't manage it. With some of the tips I learned here I'm ready to go back and try it again.
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