Use your Car as a Photography Blind
Get closer to birds and animals by using your vehicle as a photography blind. Here’s some techniques that will help you shoot comfortably from your vehicle.
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How to Photograph According to Weather Conditions
An important part of nature photography is to be flexible. It’s all very well to make plans that tomorrow we’re going to photograph this, that, or the other. But Mother Nature doesn’t always take our plans into account. That awesome sunrise we’re expecting to photograph is obscured by a huge cloud bank, the sky turns grey and drab, or that brilliant display of wildflowers we… Read moreHow to Photograph According to Weather Conditions
Photographing the Penguins of Boulders Beach, South Africa
Boulders Beach, south of Cape Town, is an amazing spot to watch and photograph African Penguins at close quarters. Sometimes referred to as Jackass Penguins because of their donkey-like braying, African Penguins only live along the Atlantic coast of South Africa and Namibia. They are considered an endangered species, with the current population estimated to be only 10% of what it was in 1900. While… Read morePhotographing the Penguins of Boulders Beach, South Africa
Phoenix’s Hole-in-the-Rock
Hole in the Rock is a highlight of Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona. Explore the park’s 1,500 acres with red sandstone buttes, hiking trails, and desert scenery.
Phoenix’s Desert Botanical Garden
The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona features themed trails through fascinating displays of plants of the Sonoran Desert and elsewhere in the world.
Visiting Mexico’s Marvelous Monarchs
As soon as the morning sun warms the air, the forest and sky spring to life. Bold splashes of orange speckle the blue sky as countless monarchs take flight and land on branches, logs, the ground, and even on our heads and shoulders. The sound is unlike anything we have heard before: a gentle, whispering whir like a million pieces of confetti swirling in the… Read moreVisiting Mexico’s Marvelous Monarchs