landscapes

1) Google maps shows great locations with detail.

2) Photographers Ephemeris can help predict angles of sunrise and sunsets. It also can tell you good angles to shoot your landscape photo and the perfect time. 

3) It makes the photo harder to put together. You want to shoot from a distance and make the foreground and background look close to each other. 

4) Digital SLR's, and the software Lightroom 6, can get back the highlight shadow in a very natural way. A ND grad filter can also bring back detail to the landscape and sky. 

5) Cleaning cloths to always keep the camera lens clear & clean. Microfibre towel to dry off the camera and lens. A waterproof bag that is strong and can quickly cover the camera in case of a change in weather. 

6) You can capture different angles and views of the landscape before hand. Get more elements to shoot. 

7) Subject is more important because it can influence what composition you will have in the picture. Never force the subject to conform the rule.

8) Always find a main subject and then start to gather elements that won't distract from the main focus. Do each element one at a time so you can either add or take away. 

9) The clouds that are puffy and bright in color photos bring a totally different effect in black in white. Secondly, the heavy dark sky can produce monochromatic results. 

10) You can go back and make your previous photos better by capturing angles, and elements you missed before. You look at the landscape very differently now because you can see all the angles and composition that you didn't see before.