Innholdsfortegnelse for December 2020 i Outdoor Photographer

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First Light, First Snow By Harry Lichtman “Experiencing the first snow of the season is always a special occasion. I saw a wet snow was forecasted for New Hampshire’s White Mountains that might leave the trees coated while the surrounding ponds and waterways remained unfrozen. The possibility of reflections and the remaining colors of the landscape bleeding through are higher before the heavier snows of the season. A cold rain turned to snow and ice, ensuring that the branches retained the snow even under breezy conditions. Clearing near sunrise provided some calming pastel colors. This is a three-image stitched panorama.” See more of Harry Lichtman’s work at HarryLichtman.com. Snowy Morning At The Grand Canyon By Theresa Rose Ditson “It was a very blustery but beautiful scene at the edge of…

Are you ready? It’s the time of year for shooting winter scenes, determining whether landscape conditions are naughty or nice, making an outdoor gear list and checking it twice and finding and developing those iconic winter wonderlands so you can walk away with memorable photographs. All year we’ve known—winter is coming. But are you ready, now that it’s here? If you’re ready or not, my hope with this article is that you walk away with a deeper understanding of how to approach your winter scenes confidently so you can expose and develop them with a sense of mastery. The Challenges Of Winter Exposures If you’ve never done it before, shooting snowy landscapes offers its own set of challenges. Contrast can be extreme, and highlights can be off the charts. Moreover,…

“On a beautiful morning in June of 2019, my guide and friend Wilson pulled the safari rover up near the base of a kopje in Serengeti National Park,” recalls Elie Wolf. “Roughly 30 feet from the base of these pride rocks, stationed between and underneath the shade of two trees, was a magnificent lioness and her cubs. “We sat for a long time watching the cubs frolic with each other and then move about to explore the rocks, venturing away from their mum. Yet there was one cub who tended to stay close to her, still wanting to feed and cuddle. Even when his siblings returned, I kept my camera trained on him and of all the adorable things he did that morning, and there was the instant he did…

CAMERAS CAMERA OF THE YEAR CANON EOS R5 The Canon EOS R5 is the new flagship of the Canon EOS R full-frame mirrorless system, and the 45-megapixel camera excels in both still and video capabilities. Of all of the impressive full-frame mirrorless cameras introduced this year, it represents an important benchmark in the development of Canon’s EOS R system and full-frame mirrorless cameras more generally. The EOS R5 can capture stills at continuous shooting rates of 12 fps using its mechanical shutter, or up to 20 fps with the silent electronic shutter, ideal for wildlife photography. It offers a 5-axis in-body Image Stabilizer system that can coordinate with the Optical Image Stabilizer in compatible Canon RF lenses, enabling up to 8 stops of correction depending on the lens used. It’s…

Winter may be cold and intimidating, but its mesmerizing beauty makes it worth the challenge to capture its magic. Snowy winter landscapes have a truly dreamlike allure. Fresh snow leaves the landscape untouched and pristine. The sun creates a sparkle over the blanketed land. Mist rises from running water, trees shine in the sunlight and mountains stand more majestically with their snow-capped peaks. Cold temperatures lead many people to curl up inside, which leaves a quiet and serene world for those of us willing to venture out. As my 40th birthday loomed several years ago, my one wish was to see the Tetons in all their winter glory. Although I had spent time in the Tetons almost every year since I was a tiny girl, I had never been there…

And into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul.” The words of John Muir seem so true when exploring the magical cypress forests of the bayou. Spreading 26,000 acres across the states of Texas and Louisiana, the bayou offers a primeval portal into incredible photography opportunities for both landscape and wildlife. The giant bald cypress trees, some of them 400 years old, decked in autumn glory, appear to float across the water just as their serpentine roots hint at the secrets beneath the murky waters. Spanish moss draped over the branches of the trees like fine gossamer adds a ghostly feeling to the place. When the mist rises from the water, the landscape is turned into an ethereal dream. There’s something hauntingly beautiful about this…

As a resident of sunny Southern California, winter is my favorite season. Here winter brings cooler, milder weather and a respite from the record-breaking temperatures of summer and fall. But in other parts of our country—maybe where you are—this time of year blankets wild landscapes in snowy serenity. Photographers with a passion for the season often talk about the quiet and solitude that comes after summer crowds have retreated indoors as one of the motivating reasons to gear up and get out there. “Winter may be cold and intimidating,” begins Kristen Ryan, “but its mesmerizing beauty makes it worth the challenge to capture its magic.” In “The Allure Of The Winter Landscape,” Ryan tells how she became fascinated by winter photography and offers both practical and creative advice to inspire…

Location Ruby Beach is located in Olympic National Park in Washington state and is accessible via U.S. Route 101. The beach is the northernmost beach in the Kalaloch area and is approximately 10 miles north of Kalaloch Lodge. The beach is located a quarter mile from the parking lot and is an easy hike, although you might have to climb over some driftwood. Weather It was late September when I visited Ruby Beach. The weather was in the 50s with quite a bit of rain. The year-round temperatures don’t fluctuate too drastically, ranging from an average low in the mid 30s in the winter to an average high in the low 70s in the summer. During the summer, you can expect relatively warm, dry conditions. This is the best time…

The ship pitches and rolls among the swells that send sea spray high into the air as the metal prow slaps against the water. My eyes are fixed straight ahead, straining to see the horizon, lost in the endless span of blue-white. An albatross skims across the scene, dipping its wing into a wave before disappearing into the mist. The only break in the ongoing rhythm and roar between the ship and the ocean is from my shipmates, many of whom are green and groaning with seasickness. Our two-day trek through the world’s roughest seas, known as the Drake Passage, was indeed an adventure in itself. As we navigated the Beagle Channel at the very bottom of South America, I wondered if Antarctica would live up to my childhood dreams.…