Mountaintops

Characteristics of this type of shot: Tight detail of clouds on a mountaintop.

Ingredients: Since mountains are most often shot from the ground looking up, changing your perspective and shooting from up high like this gives people a different view. Then, getting in close like this shows another view they don’t usually see, since most shots are taken from ground level, and the tops of the mountains are small and far away. Here, you’re bringing them right up close and showing detail that they wouldn’t normally see.

Location: Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Camera settings: Shot in aperture priority mode; 28–300mm f/3.5–5.6 lens at 150mm; ISO 200 at f/10; shutter speed: 1/640 of a second.