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Day One - Friday 15th August 2003

It was another wet Dunedin Friday night and with a crappy weather forecast for the whole weekend. No one was too sure what they were getting themselves into, but when has weather ever stopped an OUTC trip. So off we went (Americans, Kiwis and...
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A Weekend on the Routeburn

Its 6pm and I find myself rushing to make it to the clubs & soc's building on time. Alex (the trip leader) said don't worry if your late, but I hate being the one holding everyone else up. After a quick gear check I make it to the pick up point to find that Alex hasn't even shown up. Its...
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Night Photography: Photographing The Moon In The Landscape

Photographers have been trying to utilize the light of the moon in their landscape photography ever since the photographic process was invented. It was not until World War II, however, that technology had improved enough to make night photography possible.

Today, despite...
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Photography - Rules of Composition

Composition is defined as the combining of distinct parts or elements to form a whole. In photography that definition is very important in taking quality pictures. The following rules of composition should be learned and considered but not necessarily used in every photo. Once you have...
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Photography: The Basics

Photography comes from the Greek words meaning "light writing" and first became known back in 1839 by Sir John Herschel. For many years prior to this, people had discovered ways of causing certain chemicals to change color when exposed to light but they did not discover ways of getting the...
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Landscape Photography

There are many different types of photography. You can take pictures of anything and there is someone out there somewhere who would like to see the pictures that you take. So, photography is a great field to get into.

What is landscape photography?

Landscape...
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Black & White Photography

Photography is a diversified field of creating a spectral variety of art. It is a specialization that deals with different experimentations with colors, however it is also a fact that only shades of black and white can also do wonders in this zone of creative art. With the advent of the...
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Cloudy Day Photography: Taking Advantage of Nature's Diffused Lighting

Cloudy days are nature's softbox.

Cloudy days can present many opportunities for great photographs. In fact, once you discover how easy it is to get great results, you'll look forward to a cloudy day as much, if not more, than a sunny day.

The studio photographer's arsenal...
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Equipment needed for bird photography

The nice thing about bird photography is that it can happen anywhere on our beautiful globe. The not so nice thing is that birds are small or shy, and you need to be able to get close enough with your equipment. In this article, we will be looking at the ideal equipment for bird photography....
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Digital Photography, For Better or Worse

Do you remember the first digital cameras you saw? Did you even stop to contemplate the photography process and the changes that would occur due to a new method? Probably not. Not until the widespread use of digital cameras has the process of digital photography been a topic of any interest....
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