Outdoor Photography

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,

One of the best parts of my year is when I get the opportunity to go back to Africa to lead another photo safari. It never ceases to amaze me how many incredible photo ops there are while driving through the Serengeti or other national parks in Tanzania. However, even though there are a lot

Photo By Julie Boyd Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Sapphire Shoreline” by Julie Boyd. Location: Northern California coast. 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

Butterfly Wing. Darrell Gulin saw the beauty in the intricate patterns and color of the scales comprising the wing of a spicebush swallowtail butterfly. It was easy to capture with a long exposure at 1.4x with the Canon RF100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM. Exposure: 2 sec., ƒ/32, ISO 1250. In photography, the term macro is

Congratulations to Colin Watts for winning the recent Cloudscapes assignment with the image, “Sea Stacks At Dawn.” See more of Watts’ work on Youtube and Instagram. 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!

Nicknamed “The Grand Canyon of the Pacific” due to its multi-colored canyon walls etched deeply into the terrain, Waimea Canyon on the south shore of the “Garden Island” of Kauai was formed when the Waimea River carved its way through the lava and basalt formations of the region. Waimea is Hawaiian for “reddish water.” Driving

Photo By Nadeen Flynn Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Fox in the Flowers” by Nadeen Flynn. Location: Western Washington. “An adolescent fox takes a break on the hillside covered with wildflowers,” describes Flynn. “Soon thereafter, she was sparing, chasing and running with her littermate.” Want to get your images in the running for a