The day before I was scheduled to leave for three weeks in Ecuador, a quick visit to the doctor revealed that I had an inguinal hernia. As my shoulder had also been bothering me (again), I was considering leaving my beloved 500mm f/4L IS lens home and taking the 400mm DO lens, borrowed from Cano...
by Tom Walker | June 1, 2006
Sometimes nature photographers like to strike out on their own with few clues about the land, people and animals where they hope to find adventure and subjects. But for those interested in intriguing history and a trim pack of facts that can be provided by a well-written book about a mythical la...
Almost two years ago, I wrote an article for Naturescapes.net on digital workflow, discussing image browsers. How things have changed! Or have they?
We have certainly witnessed a progression of new programs and updated features in existing programs. Adobe has moved from the file browser functi...
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by E.J. Peiker | March 1, 2006
As you may have surmised from my earlier article, “Lighter and Better Equipment for the Hiking Photographer” (November 2005), I am always on the lookout for new things that make photography easier, more convenient, and less physically demanding. In this article, I review three new pr...
As a Mac user, I was thrilled to hear that Apple was releasing its new, professional photographic workflow program, Aperture. Frequent pre-release visits to Apple’s web site left me drooling in anticipation and true to Apple’s sleek marketing style, the on-line videos are no less tha...
by Scott Bourne | February 1, 2006
Right on the heels of its release, nearly a dozen reviewers gave Apple a pretty good thrashing over Aperture, Apple’s new professional photography software. Not all of the reviews are bad. Some offer very positive insights. But many focus on perceived problems. After delving into Aperture,...
by Brendan C. Quigley | January 1, 2006
If you were going to write a guide for birding enthusiasts and photographers, what would you put in it? Could it be varied enough for photographers of all skill levels to use, small enough to carry but big enough to hold lots of information, and a book that would help you build a photography out...
If we’re very observant and over time play out careful plans to document a part of the planet we call home, we may be able to photograph so well that others, too, will be moved to pay attention.
Wendy Shattil and Bob Rozinski, two Denver-based pro photographers with 25 years’ exper...
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by E.J. Peiker | November 1, 2005
A year ago I wrote about my photographic journey through many of America’s grandest national parks. In that article I lamented the weight of professional photo gear and made some wishes for the hiking photographer:
by Brendan C. Quigley | September 1, 2005
Bill Silliker, Jr., who passed away in 2003 while walking out to photograph moose, probably said that he never met a moose he didn’t like. He also could have said that he wrote a great book on wildlife photography but he wouldn’t have. He was far too modest. But the photographer, who...
I took notice of Guy Edwardes’ photography several years ago and was pleased to recently have the opportunity to review his book. After reading 100 Ways to Take Better Landscape Photographs I feel better equipped to make even more of my time in the field capturing the scenic images I wan...
Adobe Photoshop, one of the most popular image editing programs for photographers, may appear almost impossibly complex to a new user with its dropdown menus loaded with powerful tools. As a photographer who has used Photoshop for years, I find the more I learn about the program the more I reali...
Many nature photographers love to photograph Sandhill Cranes. There is something about their sight and sound that stirs us to shiver in pre-dawn frost on the river or wildlife refuge, or sweat and swat bugs in more tropical climates trying for the perfect image. Sometimes we are fortunate enough...
I don’t have as much time to read as I used to, but when it comes to nature photography and the business of nature photography, I try to make the time. When I heard a little bit about Scott Bourne’s book, “88 Secrets to Selling & Publishing Your Photography,” I knew t...
by Brendan C. Quigley | January 1, 2005
Every profession has its core texts, every industry its “bibles.” As nature photographers, when we want to identify a bird, it’s off to a Sibley Guide, an Audubon’s or the latest revised edition of the National Geographic Field Guide to Birds. But now let me introduce you...
