PotD #42: Winter Wonderland

Landscapes almost always get better with DSLR:s. There are so much you can do with depth of field, extreme wide angles and such. But do not despair, once in a while you can get an OK shot in with your DUC too.

One of the oldest tricks to landscaping is to make the picture more interesting by putting something in the foreground. Problem: the foreground should be in focus. You can never be too sure on where your DUC is going to focus. Grass and twigs and stuff usually does not trig the auto focus.

A useful trick is to hold your hand out just behind the grass, let the camera focus on the hand, and then use the focus lock. That works well, as long as your camera has a focus lock. If the camera have a macro setting you can try to use that. Hopefully it will help you focus better on the foreground.