Cross With Purpose

Reflecting On Reflections • The Triggertrap App • Stacked Converters • Autofocus At F/8

By George Lepp

Published June 19, 2012
Updated July 27, 2016

Many exciting nature subjects come with a built-in photographic challenge: reflections that mask color and detail.

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One of North America’s best-known contemporary outdoor and nature photographers and a leader in the field of digital imaging and photographic education, Lepp is the author of many books and the field editor of Outdoor Photographer magazine. One of Canon’s original Explorers of Light, Lepp finds inspiration in advancing technology that fuels creative innovation and expression of his life-long fascination with the natural world.

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