Scotjamie wrote:Now have a newish lumix which is permanently on auto - so will take your advice and try other modes (maybe time for a 'snaphighlands' offshoot site that passes tips on to photo-newbies)
The first DSLR I had was a Nikon D40X and after I had been using it a while, a friend who is more experienced than me suggested just putting it into Manual and then going from there. I got to grips with it very quickly and when I upgraded my camera to a D300, I kept it in Manual and I'm reaping the rewards of that now. I got myself out there and just kept taking pictures which helped a lot as theory is one thing but I found it better to learn from my mistakes.
Phill the Hill wrote:Stunning pictures. I have still to do these hills and you just moved them up my hit list.
What filters did you use?
I can't recommend them highly enough. It's not the most strenuous day out but it's highly rewarding.
I used a 3 stop LEE Hard grad although I have a 2 stop for when the light is poorer.