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Since we cannot get rid of these two elements (people and traffic), we might as well use them as part of our composition. As
recommended by Practical Photography (Apr 07 edition, page 36 by Chris Rutter), one of the recommended approaches is to blur
these moving objects. For slower moving objects such as the pedestrians, you can use a shutter speed of around 1/8 sec to 1 second.
Whereas for the fast moving traffics, you can try using shutter speeds of 1/8 sec to 1/30 sec.
When you are ready to shoot a building against a blue sky, remember to put on your polarizer filer. This is extremely useful when the
building is glass fronted. With the filter, it will help to increase the saturation of blue skies as well as reducing the glare and
reflections from glass fronted building.
Another viewpoint you can consider is to shoot upwards. This is a different composition and you can get rid of the people and traffic
in your foreground. You will get some great shots from this viewpoint as well.
If you have been doing nature landscape photography, you might want to consider doing some urban landscapes photography. As you
walk along the road everyday, try to look out for something that you can use to create a stunting and memorial picture. You do not
need to go out far and get it. It is how you compose it.
John Peace enjoys photography and for a number of years maintained a website providing information on photography.
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