Virginia, VA
The Commonwealth of Virginia is a Southeastern
state historically considered part of the
Southern region of the United States of America.
It is named after Queen Elizabeth I of England,
who was known as the Virgin Queen because she
never married.
The Virginia Colony was the first part of the
Americas to be continuously inhabited by English
(following the 1707 Acts of Union, British)
colonists from its founding as a European colony
up to the American Revolution.
It included area explored by the 1584 expedition
of Sir Walter Raleigh along the coast of North
America, and at one time it also included
Bermuda (or Virgineola).
The Virginia Company of London became
incorporated as a joint stock company by a
proprietary charter drawn up on April 10, 1606.
The charter granted lands stretching from
approximately the 34th parallel (North Carolina)
north to approximately the 45th parallel (New
York) and from the Atlantic Ocean westward.
The Third Charter of 1612 extended its
boundaries far enough across the Atlantic to
incorporate Bermuda, which the company had
possessed since 1609.
The commonwealth was one of the thirteen
colonies that revolted against British rule in
the American Revolution to form the United
States of America. Virginia is known as the
"Mother of Presidents", because it is the
birthplace of eight U.S. presidents (George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,
James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John
Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson), more
than any other state.
Most of the United States' early presidents were
from the state. Virginia has also been known as
the "Mother of States" (sometimes "Mother of
States and Statesmen") because portions of the
original Colony subsequently became Kentucky,
Indiana, Illinois, as well as some portions of
Ohio.
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Landscape Photography Tips - Take Landscapes Like A
Pro
by
Michael Kitada
After pointers on portraits, I believe most
photographers need and want landscape photography
tips. Where to place the horizon is so crucial to
landscape photography, yet looking at most images,
photographers don't apply basic rules.
The
1/3rd 2/3rds Landscape Rule - Not everyone
photographs people only.
So,
how to compose a beautiful landscape that will make
the viewers want to go there or at least admire your
photograph?
Place your horizon line in either the lower or upper
horizontal third of the frame. This rule accentuates
either the sky or the land and gives a pleasing
weight to either. Most photographers make the
mistake of bisecting the horizon exactly in the
middle, which is so boring to the eye that all of
the energy of the scene is lost and the viewer loses
interest and moves on. The 7/8 1/8 Landscape Rule
for greater impact -
Whenever you want to emphasize your land or sky to a
greater degree, try this landscape photography tip,
place the horizon either very low in the frame, say
about an 1/8 of the way down which leaves a massive
amount of sky in the frame.
For
example, a day when you have beautiful white puffy
clouds sailing across the sky. You don't need to
show the ground, or much of it. So, show mostly
clouds and you have a professional looking and
composed image of spectacular clouds!
This
works for buildings or mountains, too! - Does your
image consist mostly of buildings? Try this rule on
them, too. Make the buildings 2/3rds of the frame
and the sky 1/3rd. This gives a nice composition
that can accentuate exactly what you want and makes
it pleasing to the eyes. Mountains and trees follow
this rule, too.
Lastly, consider your depth of field when
photographing a landscape.
For
most landscapes photos a large depth of field is
required and desired to keep all of the elements as
sharply in focus as possible. So, one way to achieve
this with a point-and-shoot camera is to adjust your
ISO, thus requiring less light and increasing the f
stop which increases the depth of field.
Or
on a DSLR just adjusting the f-stop to a larger
number will increase the depth of field, too. Do you
get the shakes? Try a tripod or bracing yourself
against a rock or tree to ensure rock steady photos
that have no blur or camera shake in them. Try these
landscape photography tips to create photographs
that will impress your closest friends and
relatives.
About the Author
Michael Kitada is a professional photographer with
more than 20 years experience. His work has appeared
in People Magazine, Forbes, TV Guide and the cover
of Newsweek magazine. To learn more digital
photography secrets visit:
http://www.takebetterphotosnow.com |
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