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Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann is the founder of the Luminous Landscape. Michael passed away in May 2016. Since its inception in 1999 LuLa has become the world's largest site devoted to the art, craft, and technology of photography. Each month more than one million people from every country on the globe visit LuLa.

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Landscape & Environment

Astrophotography (Rediscover)

By Michael Reichmann Milky Way #2 Pentax 645z with 35mm lens @ f/4.5 122 seconds at ISO 12,800 One of the most beautiful sights in...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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July 23, 2022

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15 minutes read


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Photographer Profiles

Its-all-a-blur (Rediscover)

By Michael Reichmann (Editors Note: Bullfights have been banned (thankfully) almost universally and specifically in the town where this was shot since this was first...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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February 18, 2021

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7 minutes read


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Techniques

(Rediscover) Make it Long

A Preference for Long Lenses On a regular basis, a newbie will ask on one of the forums…”What wide angle lens should I get for landscapes“? Since...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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April 25, 2020

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5 minutes read


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Camera & Technology

Rediscover - Understanding Mirror Lock-Up

Understanding Mirror Lock-Up Techniques for Reducing Vibration The greatest enemy of image sharpness is vibration. One of the best ways of beating vibration is through...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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December 10, 2018

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10 minutes read


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Techniques

Rediscover - Understanding Sharpness

By Michael Reichmann - Originally Published March 11, 2011  What Are We Talking About? Photographers as a group are pretty hung-up on sharpness. I'm no...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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June 27, 2018

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9 minutes read


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Techniques

Rediscover - Understanding MTF Charts

Understanding MTF Charts Original article posted on January 13, 2009 by Michael Reichmann Do I Really Need to Know This Stuff? Actually, yes, you do. Pay attention....
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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March 23, 2018

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12 minutes read


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Techniques

Rediscover - Understanding Resolution

Understanding Resolution Digital Vs. Analog The traditional analog world was easy to understand. Negatives and prints were continuous tone and one simply made an enlargement...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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March 2, 2018

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9 minutes read


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Techniques

Rediscover - Understanding Aspect Ratios & The Art Of Cropping

Understanding Aspect Ratios & The Art of Cropping A Bandage for Poor Composition, or a Creative Tool? An old saying in photography has it that...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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February 5, 2018

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9 minutes read