Outdoor Photography

Photo By mrfaucher Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Great Horned Owl” by mrfaucher. Location: Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. “This great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) was encountered in the woods along the Swanson River, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska,” describes mrfaucher. Nikon D300, Nikon 70-200mm @ 200mm. Exposure: 1/250 sec., f/7.1, ISO 400. Want to get your images

Congratulations to James Day for winning the recent Scale photography assignment with the image, “Climbing Mont Blanc.” See more of Day’s photography at www.jdaypix.com. View the winning image and a selection of submissions in the gallery below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots! Winner: “Climbing Mont Blanc”

Photo By Cate Hotchkiss Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Of Fog and Light” by Cate Hotchkiss. Location: Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are

Needles Overlook above Indian Creek Canyon, Utah. Another example of why you want to wait for a turbulent weather pattern before you head into the field. The summer monsoon season on the Colorado Plateau always presents great opportunities for dynamic compositions, but I certainly couldn’t have imagined my luck when I watched this rainbow appear

Photo By David Bodine Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Yellowstone Black Bear” by David Bodine. Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on

Wildlife photography can be challenging for many, especially trying to capture sharp images of birds on land, water or in flight. But you can improve your chances of capturing better bird photos with a few considerations. Research Your Subject Learn the behavior of the particular species you wish to photograph. Critical topics include what it

Photo By David Connel Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Flight Deck” by David Connel. Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. “I have photographed birds at Bosque del Apache several times,” explains Connel. “My main strategy is to scout the fields and find out where the birds are feeding during the day.

Photo By Dan Mitler When it comes to things to see and do outdoors, Michigan has a lot to offer. Those willing to make the lengthy journey to its Upper Peninsula are rewarded with waterfalls, wildlife, lakes, forests, sandstone cliffs and tree-covered mountains. In the winter, there are also unique snowshoeing and snowmobiling opportunities to

Congratulations to Jeff Harshaw for winning the Atmospherics Assignment with the image, “A Portent of Winter.” View the winning image and a selection of submissions in the gallery below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots! Winner: “A Portent Of Winter” By Jeff Harshaw “A November storm that

Photo By Sergio Rojo Today’s Photo Of The Day is “The High Trail” by Sergio Rojo. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and

Nikon’s new Z 9, formally unveiled on October 28, is an exciting camera for pro and serious amateur photographers, with incredibly fast capture rates, advanced AF performance and impressive video capabilities. This has been a big year for top-tier camera introductions from Nikon, Canon and Sony, and the Z 9 doesn’t disappoint those who patiently

Photo By Siu Lau Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Autumn Delight” by Siu Lau. Location: New Jersey. “A nuthatch perched on a maple tree with fall foliage in the background,” describes Lau. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from

Congratulations to Elissa Title for winning the recent Celebrating Our Public Lands Assignment with the image, “Shake It Off.” See more of Title’s photography at elissatitle.myportfolio.com. View the winning image and a selection of submissions in the gallery below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots! Winner:

From camera gear to composition, exposure settings and post-processing, many elements go into successful night sky landscapes that reveal the details in the terrestrial foreground under a spectacular canopy of stars. In this article, we’ll focus on the basic technique of combining foreground and sky exposures into a single image with sharp stars. I prefer

The AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm F2.8G ED for DSLRs has long been regarded by photojournalists as well as landscape and astro photographers as one of the sharpest fast, wide zooms on the market. Even the best lenses often have limitations. For the AF-S 14-24mm, those are its relatively large size and a spherical front element that

Photo By brynnschmidt Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Hidden Grizzly” by brynnschmidt. Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website