Photography tips
Backlight
Key tips
- Adjust your ISO, such as the ISO 250 used here, to balance image noise and proper exposure in strong backlight.
- Pay attention to the deliberate placement of the sun in backlight conditions to emphasize the contrast between the bright horizon and the dark clouds.
- Pay close attention to strong contrasts in backlight to accurately capture the reflections on the water surface.
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10 photographs with tips
The exact camera settings for each shot are shown below it - a starting point for recreating the look yourself. Click through to a photograph for detailed photography tips on that specific shot, under "Photography tips for this image".
30 mm · f/32 · 1/60 s · ISO 500
21 mm · f/22 · 1/80 s · ISO 125
13 mm · f/16 · 1/80 s · ISO 500
12 mm · f/16 · 1/60 s · ISO 500
45 mm · f/5.6 · 1/2500 s · ISO 500
12 mm · f/7.1 · 1/400 s · ISO 500
50 mm · f/7.1 · 1/1250 s · ISO 400
22 mm · f/16 · 1/320 s · ISO 400
100 mm · f/36 · 1/160 s · ISO 400
200 mm · f/32 · 1/320 s · ISO 400
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