Most of us have scrapbooks filled with landscape photos. Pictures are a great way to extend your vacation memories and to show off your worldly travels. From time to time, we’ll present tips on taking better landscape photos.

Wide is Nice Too
Many photographers zoom in close to the subject. You can see that this photo shows the rock formations in great detail.	Here, the photographer has chosen to zoom out to take in the widest view. In doing this he has nicely framed the formation with the surrounding pine trees. At the same time, the pines add to the depth of the photo.

Most of us have scrapbooks filled with landscape photos. These pictures are a great way to extend your vacation memories and to show off your worldly travels. Taking great landscapes is not magic. While there are no right or wrong ways to take pictures, below are a few tips that suggest alternative ways to frame your landscapes.

Frame Cleverly
The photographer shot this picture over a wooden fence. By themselves, the colorful rock formation makes for a very picturesque photo.	Here, he shot kneeling down behind the wooden fence. This time the rock formation was framed by the fence creating an interesting alternative to the first photo.

Most of us have scrapbooks filled with landscape photos. These pictures are a great way to extend your vacation memories and to show off your worldly travels. Taking great landscapes is not magic. While there are no right or wrong ways to take pictures, below are a few tips that suggest alternative ways to frame your landscapes.

Step Up Here’s an indirect landscape shot.
In this example, the photographer has made the tree into the main subject while the mountains are still clearly visible.	To further make the tree more interesting, he moved closer to exaggerate the large tree root. The red mountains are still visible.

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