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Have you considered filters?⁠ ⁠ We’re not ta Have you considered filters?⁠ ⁠ We’re not talking about the kind of filters that make you look 10 years younger on the Gram. Or filters you add in post production because, although editing is important, some results you can only get through the lens. There are an infinite number of filters to choose from, but for Climate & Weather, consider adding a natural density or polarizing filter to your lens.⁠ ⁠ Neutral density (ND) filters reduce the amount of light that enters the camera so that you can shoot long exposures without the risk of overexposing your image. ⁠ Polarizing filters refine the visible spectrum of light to eliminate determinate frequencies, removing glare and increasing contrast and colour vibrance. ⁠ ⁠ --------------------------------------⁠ ⁠ Avez-vous pensé aux filtres ?⁠ ⁠ Nous ne parlons pas du genre de filtres qui vous font paraître 10 ans de moins sur Instagram. Ou de filtres que vous ajoutez en post-production car, bien que l’édition soit importante, certains résultats ne peuvent être obtenus qu’avec l’objectif. Il existe un nombre infini de filtres parmi lesquels choisir, mais pour le thème Climat et Météo, envisagez d’ajouter une filtre de densité neutre ou polarisant naturel à votre objectif. ⁠ ⁠ Les filtres de densité neutre (DN) réduisent la quantité de lumière qui rentre dans votre appareil photo afin que vous puissiez prendre de longues expositions sans risque de surexposer votre image. ⁠ ⁠ Les filtres polarisants affinent le spectre visible de la lumière afin d’éliminer certaines fréquences, enlevant ainsi les reflets et en augmentant le contraste et la vivacité des couleurs.⁠
"Climate change is making our lives harder, someti "Climate change is making our lives harder, sometimes unbearably so. The injustice, however, is that climate change is mostly caused by adults in developed nations. And yet it mostly hurts children in developing countries, especially when you think about our dwindling future." Nkosilathi Nyathi, #climatewarrior, Zimbabwe.⁠ ⁠ Join the Africa Environment WikiFocus today! 👉️👉️👉️ https://bit.ly/AfriEnviro23⁠ or link in bio1⁠ ⁠ Wiki in Africa is proud to bring this urgent #WikiFocus on climate and the environment to the continent through the energy and support of the #Wikimedia movement. ⁠ ⁠ Share your knowledge and fill the gaps about Africa's climate and environment by creating or updating articles, adding links and images, and working through red lists to turn links blue. Open knowledge is vital in the fight against Climate Change.⁠
"Communities cannot adapt to extinction, communiti "Communities cannot adapt to extinction, communities cannot adapt to starvation. The climate crisis is pushing so many people in places where they cannot adapt anymore.” Vanessa Nakate, #ClimateWarrior, Uganda.⁠ @vanessanakate1⁠ ⁠ Join the Africa Environment WikiFocus today! 👉️👉️👉️ https://bit.ly/AfriEnviro23⁠ ⁠ Wiki in Africa is proud to bring this urgent #WikiFocus on climate and the environment to the continent through the energy and support of the #Wikimedia movement. ⁠ ⁠ Share your knowledge and fill the gaps about Africa's climate and environment by creating or updating articles, adding links and images, and working through red lists to turn links blue. Open knowledge is vital in the fight against Climate Change.⁠
#PhotoTip: Sometimes, it’s a waiting game.⁠ ⁠ There are rare times when you arrive at a place just as the light is perfect and the scene is playing to your theme. Most of the time, you don’t. The ideal conditions to realise your creative vision for Climate & Weather may take hours, sometimes days, to be perfect. Chasing your award-winning shot takes time.⁠ ⁠ Wiki Loves Africa 2023 is open and accepting entries about Climate & Weather! To enter your photos, video or audio please go to https://bit.ly/WLA23_Enter ⁠ ⁠ There are 7 categories this year with prizes to the value of $10,000, including $2,000 for Best Picture, and two special African Environment WikiFocus Prizes. ⁠ Deadline for entries 30 April 2023.
​​⁠ "Get your courage, do enough and show us ​​⁠ "Get your courage, do enough and show us that you are capable of doing it without us asking you." — Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Climate Warrior, Chad. @hindououmar⁠ ⁠ Join the Africa Environment WikiFocus today! 👉️👉️👉️ https://bit.ly/AfriEnviro23⁠ ⁠ Wiki in Africa is proud to bring this urgent #WikiFocus on climate and the environment to the continent through the energy and support of the #Wikimedia movement. ⁠ ⁠ Share your knowledge and fill the gaps about Africa's climate and environment by creating or updating articles, adding links and images, and working through red lists to turn links blue. Open knowledge is vital in the fight against Climate Change.⁠
#PhotoTip : Add people to the scene⁠ ⁠ ⁠Huma #PhotoTip : Add people to the scene⁠ ⁠ ⁠Human figures make for a perfect reference of scale and sense of perspective. Seeing a person against a stormy sky enables the viewer to imagine the vast landscape that surrounds us. ⁠ ⁠ Wiki Loves Africa 2023 is open and accepting entries about Climate & Weather! To enter your photos, video or audio please go to https://bit.ly/WLA23_Enter There are 7 categories this year with prizes to the value of $10,000, including $2,000 for Best Picture, and two special African Environment WikiFocus Prizes. ⁠ Deadline for entries 30 April 2023. ⁠
#PhotoTip : Find the right Depth of Field (DOF)⁠ #PhotoTip : Find the right Depth of Field (DOF)⁠ ⁠ When shooting landscapes, and many weather/climate shots will be landscapes, you want your depth of field to be as deep as possible. Contrary to how it may seem, closing your camera’s diaphragm as much as possible won’t actually achieve this result. In fact, the sharpest point of a lens usually sits a couple of steps lower than its smaller opening.⁠ ⁠ Wiki Loves Africa 2023 is open and accepting entries about Climate & Weather! To enter your photos, video or audio please go to https://bit.ly/WLA23_Enter There are 7 categories this year with prizes to the value of $10,000, including $2,000 for Best Picture, and two special African Environment WikiFocus Prizes. ⁠ Deadline for entries 30 April 2023. ⁠
Wikimedians! Today is the day!⁠ ⁠ Join us on l Wikimedians! Today is the day!⁠ ⁠ Join us on later this afternoon (March 10th) at 17:00 UCT for the Africa Environment WikiFocus Drive special session #Webinar. This exciting event will be hosted by Su-Laine Brodsky, a volunteer Wikipedia contributor since 2006.⁠ ⁠ Topics covered in this webinar: ⁠ • How to find climate misinformation in the English Wikipedia⁠ • Choosing sources on climate change⁠ • Understanding the Wikipedia review process⁠ • Crafting edits that will stick⁠ • ……so much MORE! ⁠ ⁠ Date: Friday, 10th March⁠ When: 17:00 UTC⁠ Details: https://bit.ly/AfriEnviro23_Events⁠ Webinar Language: English (some language translations will be provided live)⁠ ⁠ Your commitment to African knowledge is greatly appreciated.⁠ ⁠ We look forward to seeing you there!⁠ ⁠ #africanunion #wangarimaathaiday #climatechange #savetheplanet #sustainability #climateaction #conservation #biodiversity #environment #earthday #climatecrisis #fridaysforfuture #earth #sustainableliving ⁠
#PhotoTip : Simplify your composition⁠ ⁠ Less #PhotoTip : Simplify your composition⁠ ⁠ Less is more. Only so much information can be contained in a single image. Trying to fit too many elements in your viewfinder will only confuse the viewer. Simplicity is easier to understand, and this makes simple images more attractive. There are multiple ways to achieve this: focus on a single detail, fill the frame with one main visual, or use natural elements to isolate the main subject.⁠ ⁠ Wiki Loves Africa 2023 is open and accepting entries about Climate & Weather! To enter your photos, video or audio please go to https://bit.ly/WLA23_Enter There are 7 categories this year with prizes to the value of $10,000, including $2,000 for Best Picture, and two special African Environment WikiFocus Prizes. ⁠ Deadline for entries 30 April 2023. ⁠

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