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Clouds come in different sizes and shapes, and sometime are short-lived like rainbows. They are usually classified in different families according to their altitude. When it comes to pictures, a polarizing filter can be useful to make clouds stand out against a blue sky and postprocessing can give amazing results on texture especially on these impressive Cumulonimbus.

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Underexposed pictures including silhouettes of people, buildings and/or natural elements are very graphic and can be more aesthetic than proper exposed ones. These pictures are usually taken in manual mode (with or without bracketing).

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When a single shot is not enough to capture a scene, photographers intuitively take several pictures and stitch them together in a panorama. Due to recent advances in technology, photographers are pushing the limit of panoramic images by stitching together hundreds or thousands of pictures making the so called gigapixels panos.

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City skylines are often immediately recognizable and present the most familiar face of a city. They are even more spectacular at night especially with a cloudy sky or water reflection. To capture a skyline, besides timing, a good knowledge of the city itself is sometime necessary as location is key. As for the equipment, a tripod and a cable release are very useful to keep digital noise down due to long exposure times.

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Bokeh (from the Japanese world boke which means blur ) describes the aesthetic of the out of focus area of an image. Usually unpredictable, bokeh can be very pleasing to look at ,especially when contrasted with a subject in focus. A bokeh effect can generally be achieved with a telephoto or a macro lens at large aperture.

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