On a longer photo hike, you may have to change your lens more frequently. Dust can very easily get onto your camera sensor, which then becomes visible as blurred, darker spots on photos in bright areas of the image (e.g. in the sky). Therefore, when changing the lens, make sure that your camera sensor is exposed for as short a time as possible. Proceed as follows: First remove the back cap of the lens you want to replace. Then loosen the lens attached to the camera. If possible, hold the camera so that the open bayonet of the camera is pointing downwards. Attach the new lens immediately. Make sure that you do this as quickly as possible and that there is as little dust in the air as possible, i.e. do not change the lens if dust has just been stirred up.
Professional tip:
If you want to check whether your sensor is dusty, proceed as follows: Set the exposure program to A. Select the largest possible f-number (= closed aperture, usually 16 or 22). Photograph a homogeneous, bright surface, e.g. the sky. View the resulting image on the camera display or, even better, on your computer monitor. Zoom into the image as far as possible. Now move through the entire image with the section. Pay particular attention to the corners of the image. If more or less sharp, darker spots can be found there, the sensor is dirty. In this case, take your camera to a service center for a professional sensor cleaning. Larger photo retailers offer this service.
Motif tip:
It's worth looking back over the next few meters of the path. Across the Weide on the right-hand side, you will once again see the Hermannsteich pond and the first houses of Oberkirchen. If possible, don't just take photos from the first position from which you can see the pond. Take the time to find the best possible position so that your picture contains as few disturbing elements as possible.
Task:
Tree stumps are villages in miniature. Find a tree stump covered in fungi, mosses and lichens, full of holes, crevices and caves. Photograph it from an extremely low position so that it towers above the camera like a mountain or building.
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