Innholdsfortegnelse for January/February 2019 i Outdoor Photographer

How To Use Hyperfocal Focusing Understand and use hyperfocal focusing to create sharper images and enhanced depth of field. Assignments Sharpen your skills and share your best shots in our weekly “Assignments” photo challenges. Submit your images that fit the week’s theme—you may be our next Assignment winner. Solve Creative & Technical Challenges George Lepp’s “Tech Tips” column answers reader questions and explores practical solutions and gear advice for a wide range of photographic subjects, from wildlife to landscapes, macro and more. Tip of the Week Available on our website—or delivered directly to your inbox—our free “Tip of the Week” provides shooting and processing techniques to sharpen your photography skills. Sign up today. Connect With Us Get the latest news and be inspired by great photos from the Outdoor Photographer…

Location Acadia National Park is the northeast’s only national park, encompassing 47,000 acres of granite mountains, marshlands, woodlands and rugged coastline. Located two-thirds up the Maine coast, the park is a three-hour drive from Portland, Maine, and a 4.5-hour drive from Boston. Bar Harbor is a bustling resort town adjacent to the park on Mount Desert Island and is a good base for lodging and meals. One of the highlights of the park is the 27-mile Loop Road that hugs the wild east coast of the park before heading inland toward Jordan Pond and Cadillac Mountain. Facing east and the rising sun, there are several rocky beaches and granite outcroppings that hold photographic appeal. One such beach that’s no secret to photographers is Boulder Beach, located at the south end…

If sometime in the course of the last five decades you found yourself sitting next to George Lepp on an airplane, or attending one of his workshops, or if you bumped into him on a mountain trail, chances are he taught you something about photography. It’s not just because he’s a world-class outdoor photographer and educator, but thanks mostly to his limitless exuberance for the medium and sincere passion for helping others. Photography is in his bones, and he’s made an art of sharing the knowledge and experience gained over the course of his 50-year career. In recognition of that, the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) is honoring him with a lifetime achievement award. “Not only is George Lepp one of the greatest nature photographers of all time,” says…

On The Run By Stan Bysshe “Winter has quickly become my favorite time to visit Yellowstone National Park. While there are certainly fewer animals, there are also less visitors. But winter is also a very harsh time for the wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Every animal is fighting to make it to the spring. In the Lamar Valley, we came across a herd of bison running through deep snow. The young calf was probably born the previous spring and is still under the watchful eye of its mother. Photographers can suffer a bit as well—it was minus 19 degrees!” See more of Stan Bysshe’s work at sbysshe.smugmug.com. Bunny In Falling Snow By Dawn Wilson “When teaching photography classes, I remind my students that you don’t have to go far…

If you like winter, majestic mountains and photographing wildlife, there are few places that combine all three like Grand Teton National Park. Not many places can rival the stately Teton Range as a backdrop for winter landscapes and a valley that supports a plethora of big-game animals that make it an ideal place to photograph winter wildlife. Winter is a time when most of the species come down to the valley floor to avoid the bulk of an average 450 inches of snow that fall in the mountains each year, making those animals more visible and some more accessible than at other times of the year. And although Jackson Hole has a robust winter tourist season, most of the visitors are focused at the ski area, leaving Grand Teton National…

With the advent of longer nights, shorter days and stretched shadows rendering angled light, we know that winter has got a grip on the calendar. Though many photographers silently sigh this time of year from being more limited in their craft, they shouldn’t. Winter weather brings an atmospheric magic—almost mystical and surreal—where pastels, whites and even black-and-white reign supreme. Welcome to the world of winter, where solitude and graphic landscapes are sovereign. This is when atmospherics present with one-of-a-kind images. It’s also where the ferocity of winter weather and the sting of arctic winds can easily dampen a photographer’s spirit. But gain heart from the fact that this is the season when your unique photographic eye can really shine. Don’t let your camera hibernate—use these tips to maximize your winter…

In the very first issue of Outdoor Photographer, published in June 1985, readers were introduced to George Lepp’s “Tech Tips” column. In that issue, Lepp advised readers on topics including how to store color film in their vehicles on longer road trips (use a Styrofoam icebox, sans ice), inexpensive alternatives to bellows and extension tubes for macro techniques, how to photograph through aquarium glass without capturing your own reflection, tricks for keeping your film camera free of lint when changing rolls and best practices for cleaning lenses. Throughout the 33-plus years since, Lepp has been a constant presence in the magazine, staying ahead of the changes in photographic technology and demystifying challenging subjects for our readers. One thing that hasn’t changed is Lepp’s dedication to helping others solve problems and…

The Galapagos Islands, an exotic collection of mostly volcanic islands that seem to be stopped in time, are a destination on most, if not all, photographers’ bucket lists. They were certainly on mine. So, shifting into a new phase of my career after spending almost 25 years at Sports Illustrated, when I was presented with the opportunity to travel to the Galapagos to help scout and develop a future photo expedition for Guy Harvey Outpost, I jumped at the chance. Since my first trip there, I’ve returned three more times to lead small groups of eight aspiring or, in some cases, tremendously accomplished photographers, on a land-based photo safari. We base out of San Cristobal, one of four populated islands in the Galapagos, and make day trips by boat to…

Foxy Stretch “I lived in Jackson, Wyoming, for five years and skied Jackson Lake and Colter Bay each weekend, gaining knowledge of where certain animals were at various times of the year, in particular a red fox couple,” says Bern Barthelenghi. “I headed out as the wind was blowing and snow was falling with high hopes of success. Traveling only a short distance toward the lakeshore, my efforts were rewarded. Low and behold, an orange ball-like shape caught my eye. It was the vixen. I began to fire away with my camera. After 20 minutes, her mate’s barking stirred her, and as he came closer, she yawned, curling her tongue, then watched him with her lips curled, and finally stood up, stretching for him. Capturing the foxy stretch was not…