Every month we bring you 132-pages of step-by-step advice on how to get the best results from your Nikon digital SLR. Our camera skills section will show you how to shoot great pictures and how to edit them to make them even better! You'll be inspired by the beautiful images shot by top photographers and fellow readers. And you'll learn the basics through our Nikopedia reference pages – picking up tips from the pros with our exclusive interviews and masterclasses. ****Note: This digital edition is not printable and does not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with printed copies***
This issue’s special contributors…
Welcome to issue 127
Shooting stars • Our Apprentice shoots the Milky Way above neolithic ruins with astro-expert Josh Dury
PRO KIT HEAD TORCH
TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT
PRO KIT SAMYANG XP 10mm f/3.5
EXPERT INSIGHT COLD WEATHER
EXPERT INSIGHT THE 500 RULE
PRO KIT APPS
HOW TO: EDIT THE MILKY WAY
PRO KIT STAR TRACKER
BE OUR NEXT APPRENTICE!
PRO PORTFOLIO JOSH DURY
LIGHTBOX • Our favourite Nikon images from the Nature TTL Photographer of the Year competition
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Tom Mackie’s Top 20… Best British landscapes! • With travel restrictions making overseas trips nigh-on impossible, landscape photographer Tom Mackie explores all four corners of the British Isles and reveals his favourite places to shoot
Wales • With a mountainous interior and stunning coastline, the land of the red dragon has plenty to offer the landscape photographer. And all that Welsh rain? It only adds to the charm…
Scotland • Scotland has a rugged beauty that’s unlike anywhere else. The Highlands are home to the country’s highest peaks, but the remote lowlands have just as much to offer…
Ireland • The island of Ireland is separated from Great Britain by a short spit of water, but in some respects could be a million miles away. Here are my picks from both sides of the border…
Northern England • It’s far from grim up north. Gritty, perhaps, with its abundance of national parks. Here are four of my favourite locations north of the Watford Gap – or thereabouts…
Southern England • The beautiful south has no shortage of photo spots, and picking four from the hundreds of locations that the southern counties has to offer was no easy task, but I’ve given it a go!
Keep calm and carry on laughing • Things will always go wrong - it’s how you deal with those moments that are the mark of a true professional
Balancing act • Mike Harris balances a high-contrast scene by building a three-shot bracket and merging an HDR image
Moving images • Forget shake-free shots – Adam Waring shows how moving your camera can result in artistic imagery
Try a teleconverter • Mike Harris uses the Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-20E III to turn a 300mm prime into a 600mm monster
Any place, any time • James Paterson shows you how to drop subjects into any scene you like with key compositing skills
Create scribble art • James Paterson crafts a fun portrait effect and helps you get to grips with fundamental Photoshop skills
Flash-paint your landscapes • James Paterson demonstrates how to make a single flash do the work of a dozen by painting your daylight scenes with light over several frames
Flash and move • HOW TO LIFT YOUR LANDSCAPES WITH AN OFF-CAMERA FLASH
Paint with a flash
Step by step • COMBINE THE BEST OF YOUR FLASH-LIT IMAGES TOGETHER IN PHOTOSHOP
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