December 2009
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How-To
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10 Tips For Top Sharpness
Getting your sharpest photographs today is as much about processing as it is about shooting technique. We’ll show you some pro tips for making your best pictures.
Nature photographers are always on the quest for sharp pictures. I know I am. I want to be sure that when something should be sharp in a photograph, it’s indeed sharp.
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2009 Holiday Book Guide
The annual OP selection of photography books for outdoor enthusiasts
By The Editors
Refresh your coffee-table book collection this holiday season with some of the latest photography titles to hit bookstores.
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Into The Caves Of Patagonia
New camera technology comes to the rescue when one of the world’s pristine wonders is photographed
A few days before, we had left our home in Colorado in the midst of a winter storm, our visions of sunshine, wildflowers and this lake calling us 7,000 miles south. Months previously, our friends, the landscape photographer Linde Waidhofer and her poet/graphic designer husband Lito Tejada-Flores, had shown us Linde’s haunting photographs of a group of marble caves accessible only from Lago General Carrera.
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Old West Color
David Stoecklein brings a timeless cowboy allure to his photography by combining classic aesthetics with his own unique style
There’s an old cowboy adage that goes, “Talk less and say more,” and David Stoecklein does just that. Based out of Idaho, he has photographed amazingly iconic images of the American West for more than 20 years. Astoundingly, whether it’s of a modern cowboy or an expansive Southwestern landscape, his photographic style is instantly recognizable and remarkably consistent.
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Shooting Macro? Try Flash!
Try this dual-flash setup for complete control over the illumination in your image
By The Editors
Most nature photographers spend the majority of their time shooting the very large in the natural world—big mountains, big animals. We become obsessed with the grandeur of outdoor photography.
Gear
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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon’s fastest D-SLR gets more megapixels, HD video, ISOs to 102,400 and more
By The Editors
It has been 2½ years since Canon introduced the EOS-1D Mark III, a 10.1-megapixel, 10 fps model that proved popular with bird photographers, in particular, and with wildlife and even general nature shooters for its excellent image quality and quick performance.
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Next-Gen Photo Printers
Despite the proliferation of photo-sharing sites online, the print remains the ultimate expression of a photograph. New printer technology and models will have your prints looking better than ever.
By Jon Sienkiewicz
Printing is about sharing. Prints are tacked to the wall for all to see or given outright for others to treasure. Making prints at home heightens the pleasure of sharing your images with others.
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Nikon D3S
The D3S is Nikon’s latest FX-format (full-frame) D-SLR. It adds 720p HD video capability and an almost unbelievable maximum ISO of 102,400.
By The Editors
Nikon’s newest top-level professional camera, the D3S was launched on October 14. The camera features a newly designed, 12.1-megapixel CMOS sensor that has a standard ISO range of 200 to 12,800, which allows you to capture low-light images that would have been all but impossible before.
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The DSLRs Of 2009
Despite the slow economy, nature photographers were treated to more than a dozen new high-tech D-SLRs this year. We’ve compiled a selection of the models that you’re sure to want to know more about.
By The Editors
The year 2009 was a banner one for D-SLRs, with 17 models introduced by six manufacturers.
Locations
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America's Natural Treasures
A new book pays tribute to the national parks
American historian, writer and conservationist Wallace Stegner once called the national parks “the best idea we ever had.” While that description may be debatable, there’s something to the notion that these beautiful natural landscapes are to the United States what the Roman Coliseum, Greece’s Parthenon or countless medieval cathedrals are to Europe.
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Canyon Wilderness
Jon Ortner is based about as far from the landscapes that make up his latest book as you can imagine, and he shows that sometimes the best landscapes come from having an outsider’s perspective
Jon Ortner isn’t like most Western landscape photographers.
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Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Mount Rainier National Park is located in western Washington State about 70 miles southeast of Seattle. Established in 1899, the park includes more than 235,000 acres.
Columns
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Beware Of The Sun?
A Burning Question • What’s A Pro Camera? • Prints From The Dark Side • When Things Get Wet
Q I recently “went digital” with a Nikon D90. While exploring the user’s manual, I was surprised to read a warning to keep the sun well out of the frame when shooting backlit subjects. It stated on page XIV in the “For Your Safety” section, “Keep the sun well out of the frame when shooting backlit subjects. Sunlight focused into the camera when the sun is in or close to the frame could cause a fire.”
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New Perspective On Iconic Subjects
How to move beyond the "stock" shot for better photos of popular subjects
By Bob Krist
Travel photographers working in tourist destinations face a dilemma: the iconic view, skyline or structure of a place often is so well known and photographed that it’s almost impossible to come up with anything new.
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The Photo In Front Of You
Be open to changing your plans when the perfect shot finds you
By Dewitt Jones
Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park is one of my favorite places on the planet. Years ago, I camped there for an entire summer. It was there, surrounded by granite domes and spires, that I first read J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
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