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Last night, on May 20th, 2012, the annular eclipse lined up perfectly for those of us in New Mexico. I drove down to Albuquerque and shot images of the annular eclipse in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains, just above the city of Albuquerque. All of the images in this blog post, save for one,  

Photo Of The Day From The OP Galleries: The Calm. Folly Beach, Charleston, SC by Dave Allen. Submitted to the 4th Annual Nature’s Colors Contest. I’ll be selecting a Photo Of The Day as often as I can. The photographs will be selected from the various OP galleries including Assignments, Your Favorite Places and the contest galleries 

The Spring 2012 issue of the Michael Clark Photography Newsletter is now available for download. If you’d like to sign up for the Newsletter just drop me an email and I’ll add you to the mailing list. This issue includes an editorial about why this first newsletter of the year is so late in coming, an in-depth,  

(© Ian Plant) As nature photographers, we know all about the “Circle of Life,” the path unwinding that moves us all till we find our place within, yadda yadda yadda. We see the Circle in action all the time, watching as predator strikes prey and animals succumb to sickness and cold, witnessing the endless cycle  

Photo Of The Day From The OP Galleries: Palouse Lupine Rays by Chip Phillips. I’ll be selecting a Photo Of The Day as often as I can. The photographs will be selected from the various OP galleries including Assignments, Your Favorite Places and the contest galleries 

Yosemite National Park is the George Clooney of the nature photography Universe. Its celebrity is unparalleled, it’s instantly recognized and photographers flock to the iconic park in droves jostling for spots to capture the view of the valley like paparazzi wrestling for a place near the red carpet of a film premiere.  

I am happy to report that my new book, Exposed: Inside the Life and Images of a Pro Photographer is finally out and is shipping right now to those that have pre-ordered the book. I am also very happy to report that the book looks very nice. If you have been holding off on this book  

Last fall I was honored to be able to shoot an advertising campaign for a German start up company named Lifstil. “Lifstil” is an Icelandic word, which means lifestyle. Lifstil manufacturers extremely tough and durable portable cases for Apple laptop computers out of high-end materials used to make snowboards. They make a variety of cases  

(© Ian Plant) I am sometimes asked to give advice to aspiring photographers seeking to improve their skills. My answer is always the same: shoot, shoot, and shoot some more. It is often said that practice makes perfect, and this is no less true for photography than anything else. And frankly, this advice applies even  

I was waiting, unsuccessfully, for some kit foxes to emerge from their den at sunset. They never showed, so there I was, stuck with a 500mm lens on my tripod and a lot of time on my hands. It was a glorious sunset, throwing shadows on the ridges of the Temblor Range (home of the