Additional
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Foreground

Most amateur travel photographers do not look around to see if they can incorporate an effective foreground into their landscape photos. The right foreground can greatly improve a landscape photograph.

A picture benefits from a foreground object such as a person or flowering bush. It helps establish a sense of

scale and depth of the main subject (for example, mountains).

The foreground object should be easily seen, but not be so striking that is competes with the background, your main subject.

An advantage of using a person in the foreground of a landscape picture is it personalizes the scene. It also adds a touch of life to it.

If the person you are using appears tiny on the image, it helps if that person is wearing a bright red shirt. Pros know this trick.

Lenses

Wide vs. telescopic - For most landscapes, a wide-angle lens produces a sharper resolution than would a telescopic one.

Depth of field - Lenses with a high f-stop number (which means a narrow lens opening) are better for keeping both the foreground and background in sharp focus than are lenses with a low number.

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