Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2015 i Outdoor Photographer

Photographer: Chris Miele Location: John Muir Wilderness Area, California Equipment: Nikon D7000, Sigma 17-70mm ƒ/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM Situation: The John Muir Wilderness Area is one of the most spectacular locations for landscape photography in the world. Just about anyone with an automatic camera can get a good photo simply by pressing the shutter button. What elevates a photo like the one Chris Miele took for the cover of this issue of Outdoor Photographer is the ever-changing sky. Some people argue that every great landscape photo has already been taken. Miele’s image proves them wrong. The weather is frequently the element that adds the “right time” aspect to the oft-repeated maxim that it’s all about being in the right place at the right time. A lot of us have…

Nature's Image Workshops | Year-Round | With Spring comes a welcome change from the harsh yet cozy days of winter. Time to resurface, to take deep breaths, inhaling nature into your soul, its music into your mind, and transposing its solace and breathtaking beauty into new, unique and exciting images. We often hear people say, “Been there done that.” Never really true if you think about it. Every year, while revisiting some special places during a workshop, almost without failure, Bill and Linda Lane are biting their cheeks while their class photographs images that they’re dying to take. So, they make sure their class captures the image; they don’t shoot for themselves while conducting a workshop. By the way, never pass up an image you want; it may never happen…

Far from the newest pairing of unlikely animal friendships, nature photographer Tin Man Lee captured a one-in-a-million shot in Yellowstone. “It was late May, and the bison were giving birth to calves,” he explains. “While most of the photographers were only focusing on photographing the bison calves, I found this adult bison full of character. He was grazing in one direction without a care. But not far away from him in that direction, there was a brown-headed cowbird picking on insects. The cowbird also gave no attention to the bison as he was walking closer and closer. I thought to myself that this was going to be interesting. Lo and behold, the bison stuck his tongue out and almost touched the cowbird. The cowbird fluffed her feathers and gave out…

When Ragnar Axelsson was growing up in Iceland, he spent his summers working on a farm deep in the countryside of this beautiful island nation. Since there are almost 24 hours of sunlight most of the summer, Rax (as he’s known both professionally and by his friends) had plenty of light after his long hours of farm chores to pore over the farmer’s vast collection of old copies of LIFE and Germany’s STERN magazines. “That was it for me right then and there,” Rax told me recently. “I fell in love with photojournalism, the work of W. Eugene Smith, a couple of stories about Arctic explorers, and great black-and-white photography. I knew that this is what I had to do.” And do it he did—first as a staff photographer for…

Summer often elicits a feeling of freedom and wanderlust. With summer vacation in mind, we asked pro photographers from across the United States about the best long weekend photography destinations. They’ve pointed out when and where to go, and what you’ll need to bring, whether you have a full summer recess to fill or a shorter three-day weekend. Nate Parker nateparkerphotography.com Screw Auger Falls, the Grand Canyon of the East, ME Summer in Maine is a great reward for enduring the winter months. It’s so nice that it causes New Englanders a sort of poor short-term memory of sorts with regards to the weather. We have mostly 70º-80°F days that are almost 18 hours of light long, with cool, but not quite cold, nights at around 50º. With the perfect…

Congratulations to the winners of our 7th Annual Nature’s Colors contest. We received thousands of entries and, as if to illustrate how global Outdoor Photographer has become, the winning image was taken in the United Kingdom. In addition to showing the winners on these pages, you can see all of the finalists at outdoorphotographer.com. 1st Place Photographer | Brian Roberts | Gear | Canon EOS 500D (also known as the Rebel T1i), Canon EF 17-40mm ƒ/4L USM at 40mm, ƒ/16, Manfrotto tripod Brian Roberts took this photograph in Dockey Wood on the Ashridge Estate in Hertfordshire in the UK. He describes the day, “This particular morning was forecast for misty conditions, and I wasn’t alone with my camera as dawn started to take place. Most of the photographers were around…

The advent of digital photography forever changed how we capture and develop our images, and made it possible to share photographs with the world via the Internet. Making prints of our images has never been easier thanks to constantly improving digital printing technologies. This impending sea change in photography was barely comprehensible even 20 years ago. I believe we’re on the cusp of another fundamental shift in how we’ll experience and display our photographs. While some of this technology may seem like science fiction today, I think five years from now it will be much more mainstream. I attended the huge CES show in Las Vegas this year to learn more about what’s on the forefront of image display technology. As a gallery owner who specializes in the sale of…

I am a relative novice to the pursuit of serious photography, having purchased my first DSLR in June 2013. I recently graduated from New York Institute of Photography’s course in Professional Photography, and I’m an avid nature photographer who particularly enjoys photographing birds. I love everything with wings, being a retired airline pilot and a master skydiver. I live in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, a great area for nature photography. One of my favorite shooting venues is Fort De Soto Park, a Pinellas County park located on the Gulf of Mexico, which is situated on 1,136 acres and made up of five interconnected islands. The park is a popular location for nature photographers, many of whom travel from distant states and other countries to shoot there. One of…

Camera bags and backpacks are wonderful ways to carry your camera gear in the field, but for the ultimate in protection on your photo road trip, a hard case is good to have, as well. You might reason that, hey, the bag is in the car, which will protect it. But on the off chance you’re in an accident, or a boulder rolls down onto your car while you’re parked in a remote area and knocks it into the river, a hard case can provide added protection. Many hard cases are airtight and waterproof for protection against the elements, and those with wheels make it easier to get gear from the car to your motel room or tent. Hard cases also provide extra protection when locked in your motel room—while…