Landscape Photography Quiz — Masterclass Lesson 2

The closest distance at which a lens can focus

The focus distance where everything from half that distance to infinity appears sharp

The distance between the camera and the horizon

The maximum distance your lens can autofocus

The hour around noon when the sun is highest

The period just after sunrise or before sunset with warm, directional light

Any hour when the sky appears golden from cloud cover

The first hour after a rainstorm when colors are saturated

The period when the sky is clearest and bluest around midday

Any hour when you use a blue filter on your lens

The period of twilight before sunrise and after sunset with cool, saturated colors

The time after a storm when the sky turns deep blue

It hides distracting elements in the scene

It anchors the image and draws the viewer's eye into the scene

It makes the sky appear more dramatic

It is required by the rule of thirds

It adds a warm color cast to the entire image

It creates bokeh in the background

It deepens blue skies, reduces glare, and increases color saturation

It allows you to shoot longer exposures in daylight

They freeze individual water droplets in sharp detail

They turn moving water into silky, smooth flows

They make the water appear to change color

They eliminate all reflections from the water surface

Using a bracket to mount your camera at unusual angles

Shooting the same composition at multiple exposure settings

Adjusting exposure while the shutter is open

Using multiple cameras to capture the same scene

It drains the battery faster than necessary

It can actually introduce vibration on a stable platform

It interferes with the autofocus system

It changes the focal length of the lens

f/1.4 to f/2.8

f/4 to f/5.6

f/8 to f/11

f/22 to f/32

Leading lines

Layering

The rule of thirds

Symmetrical framing