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January 31st, 2012

Playing Hooky in Hawaii

Posted By Kevin Schafer
Nene Goose, Kaua'i
Just returned from a welcome family vacation in Hawaii – a nice break from the recent cold snap in Seattle. To make it a true vacation, I took only one camera body and one lens (albeit the handy Nikon 18-200mm) rather than the usual 50-60 lbs of gear I normally haul around.  This is a  
January 19th, 2012

Hamoa Beach Shorebreak 1

Posted By Jon Cornforth
Like most photographers, I like to challenge myself to create new images outside of my comfort zone. One of my favorite new shooting styles is photographing breaking shore waves. This style has been made popular in the last few years by Clark Little. I harbor no illusions that I am going  
January 18th, 2012

Garden Of The Gods Sunset 1

Posted By Jon Cornforth
After spending 2 adventurous weeks in American Samoa at the beginning of December, I flew back to Hawaii to meet my family for our winter vacation. The first island that we visited was Lanai. I had camped at Manele Bay several years ago and had always wanted to return. It is a  
January 18th, 2012

Deaming of Spring

Posted By Joseph Rossbach
Every winter I get this feeling about halfway through the month of January, I am ready for spring! This year winter  feels especially long, and in fact it has rather felt like spring most of the winter. It’s been mild, way too mild. No ice, no snow, no frozen waterfalls.  Without  
January 17th, 2012

Ofu Island Coral Over Under 1

Posted By Jon Cornforth
I spent much of my visit to the US National Park of American Samoa on Ofu Island photographing over-underwater split images. This is one of my favorites. I like the coral reef with the refracted light dancing across the sandy bottom below with the dramatic scenery and clouds above. There are  
January 16th, 2012

Wide Angle Lenses and the Art of Inclusion

Posted By Ian Plant
Wide angle lenses require an inclusive approach.
(© Ian Plant) Although the fundamentals of good composition do not change with lens choice, different lenses can lead to significant differences in approach. In my last post, I discussed using telephoto lenses to isolate elements and simplify a scene. This approach requires one to think critically about which elements are important to a composition,  

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January 13th, 2012

Ofu Island Sunset 1

Posted By Jon Cornforth
Since I returned home last week, I have not had a lot of time to edit my new images, but this one is definitely worth sharing. I photographed this dramatic sunset while visiting the US National Park of American Samoa on Ofu Island last month. It took a lot of effort to  
January 12th, 2012

Under a Full Moon

Posted By Michael Frye
Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite, Saturday evening
In a post last Thursday I mentioned that there might be a good opportunity to photograph the moonrise from Glacier Point in Yosemite on Saturday evening. So Claudia and I went to Glacier Point that night, where we met lots of photographers. It was nice to see familiar faces, and meet some online acquaintances in person.  
January 12th, 2012

Lightroom 4–My Two Cents

Posted By Jay Goodrich
Earlier this week Adobe Labs released the first Beta version of Lightroom 4. I am a huge user of Lightroom so I immediately downloaded this new version to have a look at what I can be expecting. I have to tell you that I was pleasantly surprised. As soon as you open the software up you  
January 12th, 2012

Outdoor Photographer February 2012 Discover Alaska Wildlife Article

Posted By Jon Cornforth
I was traveling all of December, so forgive me for not having posted any new blog updates for awhile. However, I am excited to share that Outdoor Photographer published my “Discover Alaska Wildlife” article in the February issue! In my article, I give lots of advice about where and how to photograph