March 2013

I see a lot of photos of Mobius Arch--it's on the list of must-see locations for a lot of nature photographers-- and this one really stands out to me. On some days the spot where this photographer is sitting is crowded with people framing the dramatic peaks and ridges of Mt Whitney through the arch.

Laura Zirino's photo of the Grand Canyon seen from Hopi Point is today's Photo Of The Day. The photo was submitted to the new Assignment: People In The Landscape.

Check out some of these top shots from the recent Sidelight Assignment

I selected Paul Bowman's photo from the Winter Grandscapes Assignment. I’ll be choosing a Photo Of The Day every day. The images are picked from the various OP galleries including Assignments, Your Favorite Places and all of the OP Contests.

Today's photo was submitted by Dan Holmes to the Spring 2013 Assignment Gallery.

Canon EOS Rebel SL1 Super-Compact DSLR The Canon Rebel line of DSLRs adds a new ultra-portable model in the SL1....

The new Canon EOS Rebel T5i is scheduled to be available in April for an estimated retail price of $749.99 for the body alone; $899.99 bundled with an EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens kit, and $1,099.00 with the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens kit. The new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens also is also scheduled to be available separately in April at an estimated retail price of $249.99.

I still go to places on my check-list and I still take photographs when I go, but as much as possible I like to return to a place and explore it more thoroughly. It’s easy to get obsessed with trophy hunting. A deeper understanding of a place ultimately yields your best photos.

It’s been a while since I posted here, so I thought I should say hello to everyone – hello! This...

I remember using 4×5 and 8×10 field cameras where I set up on a landscape, took out a loupe, covered...

I have been creating images and articles as a business model for a long time now. During that time frame...

I have a thing about sunsets.  As my friends will testify, I have been known to rant about how we’re...

I recently got back from ten days shooting the southern Oregon and northern California coast. The scenery there is simply...

Nikon-wielding sports and wildlife photographers got a welcome announcement today in the form of the new AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens. The new lens has the latest version of Nikon's Vibration Reduction technology (VR) and it will be available in April, 2013. A lot of bird photographers have been waiting for this lens. It can be paired with a 1.4X teleconverter for even more reach and with that teleconverter, the maximum aperture is f/8. If you have one of the latest Nikon DSLRs, f/8 will work with the AF system. The new lens will have a suggested retail price of $2699.

Regular readers of OP know that I am a big fan of small cameras that have large image sensors. I like the combination of the big sensor's inherent image quality in a camera that I can carry with me anywhere. In other words, it's like the Millennium Falcon, "...she's got it where it counts!" Today, Nikon has announced the Coolpix A- compact, fixed-lens camera with a 16.2 megapixel Nikon APS-C (Nikon calls it DX-format) CMOS image sensor.It will be available in March 2013 at a suggested retail price of $1099.

On the first evening of my recent Valley of Fire Workshop, we hiked out to Fire Wave in hopes of...

On the very last evening of my trip to the southwest, I spent the night in Valley of Fire State...