So you understand your camera, some sweet compositional rules, and you even know a little decent post-processing.  Great job!  But that’s really just the beginning in learning how to take great nature photos.  This section goes into a little more detail on the more specific and difficult issues you’ll need to deal with as nature photographer.

Nature Photography 201:

Topic 1: Scenes with a high dynamic range

• Technique 1: Use Fill Flash
• Technique 2: Expose for the highlights
• Technique 3: Use a GND Filter
• Technique 4: Use a digital GND filter
• Technique 5: HDR Compositing

Topic 2: Shooting into the sun

Topic 3: Hyperfocal Distance

Topic 4: Reciprocity Failure

Topic 5: Dealing with Noise

Glossary of Terms