#landscapes

Drone photo award winners: Far-out landscapes. Ship recycling. Rugs, rugs, rugs!

The Siena Drone Photo Awards for 2026 offer breathtaking bird's-eye views of our planet, revealing landscapes, livelihoods and human stories often invisible from the ground.

NPR Arts · EN

Why You Don't Need Focus Stacking for Every Landscape

Focus stacking has become close to a default step in landscape work, with plenty of people blending 20 or even 50 frames so every rock and grass blade is sharp from front to back. Whether that effort shows up in the final image, or whether a single frame focused at the hyperfocal distance would look the same, decides how much of your time goes into focus while the light keeps changing. [ Read More ]

Fstoppers · EN

Chasing a Vivid Fog Bow and a Golden Gate Bridge Shot Years in the Making

Fog in the San Francisco Bay Area can bury a scene in seconds and hand it back a minute later with trees, towers, and light arranged in ways you won't see again. Shooting it well means working quickly, reading the direction of the light, and resisting the urge to stick with the first composition that looks good. [ Read More ]

Fstoppers · EN

The Luminar Fall Update Has Some Powerful New Tools

Luminar has released a solid fall update with some new features and some enhancements. The update is free to current owners and can, of course, be purchased by photographers who are interested. This new update is version 1.29.0. The update should appear automatically, or you can click "Check for Updates" in the Luminar dropdown menu. [ Read More ]

Fstoppers · EN