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Simple Photography Tips - photography in different weather
1. Fog hides distractions.
Third picture, misty day is like you've slung a big sheet from a couple of helicopters; background gone, eye focuses on the tree.
2. Try black and white
I've turned both images to monochrome, you can see that the colour complicates the image too much.
3. Use roads as leading lines
Oh, and the road running from either sides, makes visual use of the interesting thirds, and takes the eye straight towards the subject.

Michael Blyth
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Late summer. The voluptuousness of nature - autumn nature photography
The beauty of late summer is with us, I refuse to call it autumn yet, for my mental health's sake. This year the hedgerows, woods and orchards are dripping with harvest.

Michael Blyth
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Late summer. Now is the time for photographing butterflies if you've only a phone camera – Simple Photography Tips - video”
This blog is my first attempt at a video where I share a few thoughts on how you can get really stunning butterfly pictures here in the Uk.
Earlier in the year, I spoke of the need for long lens or long and macro.
This was based on the 'flittiness' of these beauties in the height of summer when they have much more energy due to the heat and sun,
As summer comes to the end, there is a late hatch, in this case, of Red Admirals Vanessa atalanta.

Michael Blyth
1 min read
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