Outdoor Photography

Photo By Gretchen Kay Stuart Today’s Photo of the Day is “Brown Pelican Bill Throw” by Gretchen Kay Stuart. Location: Panama City, Florida. “A brown pelican stretches his pouch with a bill throw on the Florida Panhandle,” describes Stuart. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo

“We learn from our mistakes.” I’ll be forever grateful to the person who penned those words and had them go viral. Those five words contributed to me being the photographer I am today. Those five words pushed me to want to learn what I did wrong as a beginner after looking at all the wasted

Photo By Bob Larson Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Boomtown” by Bob Larson. Location: Prescott, Arizona. Canon T2i, Sigma 10-20mm. Exposure: 1/60 sec., f/9, ISO 100. 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

Today’s Photo of the day is “The Big Spread” by Marti Huzarski. Location: Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeal, Arizona. “I spent several days photographing the sandhill cranes during their winter migration,” explains Huzarski. “The most dramatic moments happened during their courtship dances. There were so many thousands of cranes, many times the dances weren’t noticed

Photo By Doug Keder Today’s Photo of the day is “A Worm’s View” by Doug Keder. Location: Woodburn, Oregon. 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

Congratulations to Marti Phillips for winning the recent Pick A Color Assignment with the image, “Go Green.” See more of Phillips’ work at marti.photos. View the winning image and a selection of submissions below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots!

In recent years, national parks and other popular nature photography destinations have become increasingly crowded and potentially frustrating, with some even requiring reservations. With so many photographers crowding the parking lots and trailheads, perhaps it is time to skip those roadside locations and head deeper into the wilderness for a backpacking-based photography adventure. While I

Photo By ashstidham13 Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Bad Water at Sunrise” by ashstidham13. Location: Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, California. 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

I stand accused and admit my guilt in regard to the concepts about which I write in this week’s tip. Because I committed the “crimes” a number of times, unfortunately, I qualify as an authority. By sharing my words, I hope I can save you the same heartache and frustration I endured. Heed my message

Photo By Philip Kuntz Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Cloud Ship” by Philip Kuntz. Location: Beartooth Pass, Wyoming. “A pancake lenticular cloud in the process of breaking up cruises over one of the many lakes on Wyoming’s Beartooth Pass,” describes Kuntz. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the

Photo By Gilbert Stetson Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Ice Sculpture” by Gilbert Stetson. Location: Alsek Lake in Alaska. 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

Congratulations to Kelly Bracken for winning the recent Wildlife in Motion Assignment with the image, “Peregrine Falcon at Takeoff.”

Photo By Jeremy Janus Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Reflecting on the Storm” by Jeremy Janus. Location: Standley Lake, Westminster, Colorado. “I had seen this small pond reflecting at Standley Lake for years, but I never shot it due to the difficulty of getting to it,” explains Janus. “On this day, I decided to

Photo By Ae Sun Choi Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Early In The Morning At Sandstone Falls” by Ae Sun Choi. 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

Did you miss a Photo Of The Day last month? View all of July’s selections 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, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get your

Mist, fog, dramatic light, moody, mysterious: These are conditions under which I’d make photos until my final shutter click. I’d never tire of the process. Conditions change by the second, every moment is breathtaking and every new instance provides new images. What makes these conditions so special is they’re not the norm. When they’re encountered,