Congratulations Jas for winning the Single Tree contest. The image depicted is of a lake in New Zealand with a single tree growing out of it. The lake is named Lake Wanaka. This place sure seems to be a wonderful solitary spot in which to reflect and relax. Great picture, Jas!
 

Congratulations goes to Donwrob for winning the Night Photography contest with
his image titled, Magic Moonlight Reflection. I’ve always liked the branches of that tree in front of the moon. Great job!
 

Congratulations goes to Alfresco for winning the Outdoor Photography contest with
his awesome Field of Sunflowers. I liked the feeling of depth created by the repetitive patterns of the bright yellow flowers. It’s cool how most sunflowers seem to face the same direction.
 

Photography is literally painting with light and this is the single most important thing that you need to know how to control in photography. Outdoor photography is very different from shooting indoors namely because you can’t control your main light source, the sun. The sun is more harsh than any indoor light, and […]

Villages and small towns are great for photographic opportunities. The latest contest has just begun named Village Photography, and is meant to get you out of the big city and capture great moments of rural and small town life. Existing images are ok, but what a great excuse for a road trip, […]

When you’re just starting out in the world of photography, the camera can be a little scary to try and figure out. Most people put their cameras on Auto and never learn how shutter speeds, apertures, ISO, and light sources affect their pictures. Without getting too far into the more complex aspects of your […]

Nature photography encompasses a lot of aspects including landscapes, wildlife, flowers, and macros.
Landscape Nature Photographer:
For the landscape photographer, a super wide angle lens with a focal length somewhere between 10-28mm is recommended to capture a vast area or to frame a large object such as a waterfall when the photographer is relatively close to to […]

For under $2000, the serious amateur to semi-professional digital nature and wildlife photographer can get a great DSLR Nikon D80 and a range of lenses from super wide angle to super telephoto or 10mm to 300mm (15mm to 450mm 35mm film equivalent or from about 4 times wider to 9 times closer than the normal […]

Sigma’s 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM lens allows enjoyment of super wide-angle photography and it is a very powerful tool for indoor shooting, landscape, and nature photography with APS-C size image sensors of digital SLR cameras. The wide angle of view ranges between 102.4-degrees at 10mm and 63.8-degrees at 20mm, which offers the photographer greater […]

Lightning is one of my favorite subjects to photograph in nature. It’s both challenging and rewarding to capture a detailed bolt without overexposing the image.
For those that would like to try to photograph lightning, first make sure you are in a safe place. The safest place is outside of the storm itself, […]