Seven Swans A Swimming: Time and Tide in Photography
This is a story about swans. In particular, it is a chronicle about a pair of mute swans. Its moral? The blessing of photography is the process, not the picture [read more]
Nature And Wildlife
PHOTOGRAPHING WILDLIFE FROM YOUR VEHICLE
Bison Magpies and crows were dancing around in my viewfinder, squabbling over choice spots on the elk carcass.Cathy and I had been looking for larger game, but being opportunists like [read more]
GREAT BLUE HERONS
You’re driving down the road of most any wetland area in the country, and you notice something out of the corner of your eye–something standing next to the tall grass [read more]
Earth Portraits: How to Photograph Close-ups in Landscape
A show of solidarity with a subject and color within an overall landscape is another form of getting up close with nature. Is it really alone or are there other [read more]
Direct Your Own Photo Show: Windows Live Movie Maker
Eyes Wild, above, is a show I made with the Windows 7 “Windows Live Movie Maker” program that is a free download from Microsoft, as part of Windows Live Essentials. [read more]
IMAGE TALK with Noella Ballenger: What makes that photo work…
© 2011 Jenny Sheldon Kirk. All rights reserved. Wildlife photography while in the field is exciting, but it can also be very challenging. You can have incredible opportunities, but because [read more]
Winter Wonderland: Photographing Fresh Snow
Winter is a time of year that conjures up various thoughts for those living in snow laden areas. For some, the idea of shoveling driveways, scraping windows and slick commutes [read more]
Getting to Know Michael Poliza: German Wildlife & Landscape Photographer
© Michael Poliza PhotographyAll rights reserved. From the book AFRICA: Drinking Giraffe, Zibalianja Lagoon, Linyanti Reserve, Botswana If you haven’t heard of the German wildlife and landscape photographer Michael Poliza, [read more]
Success — At Last!
Photographing wood ducks. “Patience is a virtue.” “All good things come to him that waits.” “The patience of Job.” I am very familiar with these old maxims, and their advice [read more]
More HDR Nature Photography from Eight True Maestros
Photographer: Daniel Cheong. Image: Pulau Ubin Sunrise. © Daniel Cheong, used by written permission. See more of Daniel’s photos… Pulau Ubin means “granite island” in Malay, and is a small [read more]
Symphony in a Moment: HDR Nature Photography from Eight Maestros
SYMPHONIC MOMENTS IN HDR Image: Pulau Ubin Sunrise. © Daniel Cheong, used by written permission. Learn more about this photographer on the last page of the article, along with the [read more]
Where are the Whales: Hunting Delays Create Empty Stomachs for Some Polar Bears
Copyright © Andy Long The thinness of this bear shows it really needs a meal in the not too distant future. Much is being written and photographed about the loss [read more]
Ruffed Grouse
Read about the Ruffed Grouse and how to photography the Ruffed Grouse. About twenty-five years ago, I was teaching outdoor education classes at Silver Lake, N. J. for the Fair [read more]
Mood Photography
I look through the viewfinder, and a feeling comes over me. I know the setting is right, and the image oozes with mood. There’s something about what I see that [read more]
Shooting Unique Atmospherics – Storms and Sunsets
The sky undergoes many transformations during the course of a day. Cumulous gives way to nimbus, bright light quickly turns diffuse and gray. Lightning and thunder reign, then minutes later [read more]