This image was taken in Gunung Leuser National Park in northern Sumatra. Gunung Leuser is home to an orangutan rehabilitation center where once-captive orangutans are released to the wild. Because of their history, they have a more open and friendly relationship with humans – at least initially. For example, to support them as they re-learn how to forage for food, park rangers offer milk and bananas to the orangutans from a platform in the forest a twice daily basis until they fully re-aclimate to life in the wild.
How To Shoot A Panorama With A DSLR
Article by travel photographer Itai Danan, editor of Neocamera.
With great controls comes great responsibilities. Unlike Point & Shoot users who often have the benefit of a Panorama Assist mode, DSLR users have to control everything themselves. This is more work, but allows for greater flexibility while shooting images for a panorama.
The basic principle of capturing a panorama is to ensure utmost consistency between images. This means that focal-length, focus, aperture, ISO, shutter-speed, exposure, white-balance and image parameters all have to match exactly. Other than focal-length, these settings usually have both automatic and manual modes. The key is to lock each setting before shooting. Let’s go over each one: Continue reading »