Outdoor Photography

In nature, magical light is fleeting. It can transform a scene from ordinary to unforgettable, only to vanish into thin air. Will you be ready for it? What makes good light so magical? Andvord Bay, Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. Most of us can recognize good light when we’re paying attention. What can be more difficult

In the final part of this two-part series, I continue with a Baker’s Dozen of 13 key points to help you return home with good wildlife images. If you missed part one, be sure to go back and review it before continuing on with part two.   The Sweeteners Work the Light Photographers often use

Photo by HennaMetz Today’s Photo Of The Day is “A Brown Bear and the First Snow of the Year” by HennaMetz. Location: Finland. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured

Photo By Kathleen Wasselle Croft Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Emerging” by Kathleen Wasselle Croft. Location: Mount Assiniboine, British Columbia. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the

Did you miss a Photo Of The Day last month? View all of December’s selections in the slideshow below. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage,

Photo By Kevin Cass Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Upper Tipsoo Lake After Sunset” by Kevin Cass. Location: Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are

Photo By Matthew Morrissette Today’s Photo Of The Day is “In Defiance of Winter” by Matthew Morrissette. Location: Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado. “A meadowlark sings his song of spring during a snowstorm in Colorado,” describes Morrissette. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo

Photo By Abe Blair Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Creamsicle” by Abe Blair. Location: Lake Tahoe. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To

Every time I walk past the photos that hang in my home, I think to myself how lucky I am. A huge smile radiates as I see images from the many states and different countries to which I’ve traveled. Within those photos, wild animals appear either in their environment or in full-frame grandeur. Some were

Photo By Jola Charlton Today’s Photo Of The Day is “All Puffed Up” by Jola Charlton. Location: Republic, Washington. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage,

Photo Archie Tucker Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Pure As Snow” by Archie Tucker. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get your

Congratulations to Donnell Allen for winning the recent Last Frame Assignment with the image, “There’s Something On My Foot, Isn’t There?” This image was taken at Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge, Colorado. See more of Allen’s photography at donnellallen.myportfolio.com. View the winning image and a selection of submissions in the gallery below. And be sure

Regardless of the subject matter you photograph, don’t overlook the small stuff. For instance, if you vacation in Paris, you’ll make photos of the Eiffel Tower, but will those images stand out as the best from the trip? If you go to Grand Teton National Park, you’ll photograph The Grand from Schwabacher’s Landing and Mount

Photo By Conni Mahoney Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Early Bluebird” By Conni Mahoney. Location: High Rockies, Colorado. “This bluebird looked a bit grumpy about arriving to Colorado while there was still several feet of snow,” says Mahoney. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo

Some photographers pack their gear away during the winter months because who wants to roll out of bed at 4 a.m. to head out into the field in the cold and snow? But those who brave the elements are often rewarded with winning images of the season.  Whether the snow is knee-deep just outside your

Photo By Ravi Hirekatur Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Looking Up” by Ravi Hirekatur. Location: Madison, Wisconsin. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage,  Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

I’ve photographed the Alabama Hills for over 30 years and have seen snow on the granite boulders exactly once. When I heard snow forecast in nearby Lone Pine, I grabbed my photo equipment and drove 180 miles in time for sunrise after the first snow to do some winter landscape photography. Snow-covered cactus below Mount

Congratulations to David Connel for winning the recent Abstract Wildlife Assignment with the image, “Tight Formation.” View the winning image and a selection of submissions in the gallery below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots! Winner: “Tight Formation” By David Connel “After many years of going to

Charge your camera batteries, dress warmly, grab the camera and revel in capturing wonderful powder photos. Freshly fallen snow provides amazing advantages to photographers who seize the opportunity. Snow transforms the landscape into a winter wonderland, covers up debris and disguises other distractions. Leafless bushes become pillars of white, mundane boulders transform into soft fluffy

Photo By Dawn Wilson Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Elk Rut in the Snow” by Dawn Wilson. Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. “A herd of elk cows hang out in a stand of aspen trees in fall color during the rut as a thick fall snowstorm blankets the scene with snow,” describes Wilson.

Photo By Christina Emond Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Young Wolf” by Christina Emond. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage,  Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get your

As summer turns to fall and the days get shorter and cooler, the change of season triggers one of nature’s remarkable journeys, as various avian species begin a southern migration to warmer climates in search of more abundant food supplies. The Pacific Flyway is one of the major north-south routes for migratory birds in America,

Photo By David Bornmann “I was with my photography buddies at Sarasota’s Lido Beach,” says photographer David Bornmann. “We were there for one of our seasonal trips to photograph the terns and skimmers that nest on the beach each year. They nest in different colonies on the same beach south of my home in Oldsmar,

After finally witnessing a total solar eclipse and declaring it the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen, I started hearing people say things like, “Wait until you see the northern lights.” So when fellow pro photographer Don Smith and I planned an Iceland photo trip to prepare for our upcoming photo workshop, we chose January

Congratulations to Christopher Baker for winning the Extreme Angles Assignment with this image, “Welcome to the Jungle.” See more of Baker’s work at https://cscottphoto.smugmug.com. View the winning image and a selection of submissions in the gallery below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots! Winner: “Welcome To The

Whether you primarily make landscape images or lean toward capturing wildlife, it’s important to create balance in your compositions. When an image is too heavily weighted on one side or the other, or on either the top or bottom, it tips the scales to the denser side. Think about a balance scale. If I place

Our Wildlife Photo Contest, now in its second year, received nearly 1,000 entries showcasing the behaviors and habitats of wildlife around the world. The winners will be announced soon.  Check out this slideshow of the 25 finalists. “The Tower” by Ali Khataw A group of giraffes is called a “tower”. The image was made in

Sigma introduced three new lenses for full-frame mirrorless cameras in its Sigma I series. Offered in the Leica/Panasonic/Sigma L-Mount as well as Sony E-Mount, Sigma positions these as premium lenses with “exceptional optical performance and stylish, compact design.” The three new primes in the Sigma I series are the 24mm F3.5 DG DN | Contemporary

Photo By Bernard Kaiser Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Song at First Light” by Bernard Kaiser. Location: Quivira National Wildlife Rescue, Kansas. “This photo was taken just after sunrise, the redwing blackbird was perched on the reeds at the edge of the pond and was silhouetted against the glow of the morning light reflected

The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway is one of the original eight rivers in the United States to be protected by the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968. The St. Croix flows through unbroken woodlands for 170 miles, from northwestern Wisconsin (20 miles south of Lake Superior) to just north of Stillwater, Minnesota.