Arizona Welcome. Coronado National Forest, Arizona. November, 2008
Sony A900 with Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6
ISO 250. 1/320 Sec @ f/9

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Welcome to The Luminous Landscape, the web's most comprehensive site devoted to the art of landscape, nature and documentary photography
using digital as well as traditional image processing techniques.  You will find on these pages instructive feature articles, product reviews,
travel and technical discussions, inspiring portfolios, and a Discussion Forum.
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THE UNDERSTANDING SERIES

Understanding Video – an introduction for still photographers
Understanding Aspect Ratios and the Art of Cropping – squares or rectangles, the choice is yours
Understanding Soft Proofing – using your profiled monitor and printer to really see what you're going to get
Understanding Sensor Issues – sizes, resolution, types. What you need to know
Understanding Printer Colour Management — the proper settings for using profiles
Understanding Raw Files — whether to choose to shoot in raw or JPG format, and why
Understanding Local Contrast Enhancement — a simple technique for improving print contrast
Understanding Contrast Masking — a simple Photoshop technique for opening shadow areas and reducing contrast
Understanding Digital USM — what is the Unsharp Mask and what does it do?
Understanding MTF Charts — what is MTF, and how to read lens charts?
Understanding Histograms — how to read the digital camera's most useful exposure evaluation tool
Understanding Digital Sensor Cleaning — the why, how and tools required
Understanding Digital Workflow — suggested steps and settings to use when working with a digital SLR
Understanding Mirror Lock-Up — a technique for creating vibration-free sharp images
Understanding Medium Format — a primer on the jargon, and the equipment available
Understanding Depth of Field — a tutorial, including Hyperfocal Distance and the Circle of Confusion
Understanding Polarizers — a tutorial on how to use the most important filter for colour photography 
Understanding Lens Contrast — an in-depth tutorial by Mike Johnston
Understanding Bokeh — an in depth technical explanation by Harold Merklinger
Understanding Bit Depth — a tutorial on hi-bit images and when and why to use them
Understanding Sharpness — a tutorial on resolution and acutance
Understanding Resolution — explores the basics of digital Input and Output
Understanding Camera Movements — the ins and outs of tilts and shifts
Understanding Colour Theory — academic colour theory applied to landscape photography
Understanding the DSLR Magnification Factor — removing the myths and misinformation
Understanding SLR Viewfinders — the variety and types of viewfinders found in various cameras
Understanding Exposure — the world's 10 stop range. Why it's so tough and how to handle it
Understanding Digital Blending — how to replace graduated ND filters and expand dynamic range
Understanding ProPhoto RGB – are you throwing away much of the colour gamut your DSLR is capable of?
Understanding Lens Diffraction – does stopping down a lens make it sharper, or not?
Understanding Panoramic Stitching — creating wide format panoramics using Photoshop
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