Photo Of The Day By Valerie Millett

Photo By Valerie Millett Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Pastel Dunes” by Valerie Millett. Location: Death Valley National Park, California. “Looking small in Death Valley National Park’s badland formations,” describes Millett. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured...

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Photo Of The Day By Harry Lichtman

Photo By Harry Lichtman Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Autumn Grotto” by Harry Lichtman. Location: White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire. “Using diagonal lines and the rule of thirds, I aligned important components of the scene such as the boulders and water flow to add interest and balance to the scene,” explains Lichtman. “This type of alignment is often done subconsciously after applying...

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Photo Of The Day By David Francis

Photo By David Francis Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Eagle Eyes” by David Francis. Location: Acadia National Park, Maine. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the OP website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get your photos...

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Photo Of The Day By Eric Grimm

Photo By Eric Grimm Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Mobius Milky Way” by Eric Grimm. Location: Alabama Hills, California. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the OP website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get your photos in...

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Last Frame: Heads Up!

Photo By Charles Kinsey “I was with professional wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein,” explains photographer and wildlife and conservation lecturer Charles Kinsey. “We were searching for photographic subjects at Fortuna Bay in south Georgia. Suddenly, Paul spotted a couple of king penguins who were preening their backs simultaneously—right on the beach close to where we were standing. He immediately...

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Photo Of The Day By Gerry Groeber

Photo By Gerry Groeber Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Superstition Galaxy” by Gerry Groeber. Location: Superstition Mountains Arizona. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the OP website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get...

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Behind The Shot: Arctic Breeze

Photo By Max Foster Greenland is an autonomous country that’s part of the Kingdom of Denmark and is considered the world’s largest island. To put its massive size into perspective, it’s larger than the state of Alaska and is over 1,600 miles from north to south. Despite the enormous area, only 57,000 people live there. When people think of Greenland, they often visualize huge icebergs, an expansive...

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Photo Of The Day By Abe Blair

Photo By Abe Blair Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Magnum Opus” by Abe Blair. Location: Sierra Mountains, California. “An unnamed peak in the Sierra Mountains light painted with a drone in the middle of the night with perfectly clear night skies,” describes Blair. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments...

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KISS The Landscape, Part 1

I recently attended a concert. Howard Jones performed an acoustic set of his ’80s new wave tunes. Nick Beggs played a Chapman Stick and I was totally blown away with his musical prowess. Every aspect of his musicianship was spot on. The best word to describe it is tight. As photographers, every photo we make should be tight. Our photographic prowess and ability to compose our landscapes with great...

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Photo Of The Day By The Wicked Hunt

Photo By The Wicked Hunt Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Through the Window” by The Wicked Hunt. Location: Western Australia. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the OP website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get your photos...

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Photo Of The Day By Amy Smith

Photo By Amy Smith Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Denali in the Moonlight” by Amy Smith. Location: Denali National Park, Alaska. “Over Labor Day weekend, we drove around Alaska and camped, just taking in the views as we went,” explains Smith. “One of the nights, we were able to stay in a friend’s cabin that was right on the edge of Denali National Park. Needless to say, the views were to die for....

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The Milky Way Through A River Gorge

Nikon Z 7, FTZ Mount Adapter with AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm F2.8G ED. The Milky Way on the coast of the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick. It might be hard to tell in a small online image, but the white dots in the largest pothole in the rocks closest to the lens are reflections of the stars. This is one of those shots that had been a year in the making. The timing didn’t work out for me last year, but this...

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Photo Of The Day By Kevin King

Photo By Kevin King Today’s Photo Of The Day is “The Eternals” by Kevin King. Location: California. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the OP website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get your photos in the running, all...

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Photo Of The Day By Beth Howell

Photo By Beth Howell Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Coastal Maine Morning” by Beth Howell. Location: Mount Desert Island, Maine. Canon 5D Mark III, Canon EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM. Exposure: 10 sec., f/16, ISO 100. “Early-morning fog and rain along the rocky coast of Mount Desert Island in Maine,” describes Howell. See more of Beth Howell’s photography at www.bethhowellphotos.com. Photo of the Day is...

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Big Cat Photos From The Wildlife Photo Contest

The winners of the 2019 Wildlife Photo Contest have been announced. We received so many incredible submissions that we want to continue to share them with you in different categories. We started with a gallery of bear photos, and below you’ll find your big cat fix.  [See image gallery at www.outdoorphotographer.com] The post Big Cat Photos From The Wildlife Photo Contest appeared first on...

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Shooting Stars Assignment Winner Harry Lichtman

Congratulations to Harry Lichtman for winning the recent Shooting Stars assignment with the image, “Star Lake.” See more of Lichtman’s photography at www.harrylichtman.com. View the winning image and a selection of submissions in the image gallery below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots! [See image gallery at www.outdoorphotographer.com]   The...

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Photo Of The Day By Dean Cobin

Photo By Dean Cobin Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Conery Pond” by Dean Cobin. Location: Adirondacks, New York. “The view of Whiteface Mountain. as seen from Conery Pond in the Adirondacks of Upstate New York,” describes Cobin. See more of Dean Cobin’s photography at www.deancobin.com. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP...

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Cover Shot, December 2019

In our December 2019 issue of Outdoor Photographer, we feature the work of landscape photographer Ted Gore. “I prefer to use the term ‘images’ rather than photographs for my own work,” Gore says, “because the definition of a photograph is a bit gray, and I do utilize more techniques beyond the capabilities of a camera and what it can give me alone.” Gore describes his position on the debate of how...

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Photo Of The Day By Stan Bysshe

Photo By Stan Bysshe Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Foggy Fall Landing” by Stan Bysshe. Location: Virginia. “Huntley Meadows wetlands were flat and calm on a foggy morning when a great blue heron came in to start fishing,” describes Bysshe. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners...

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Photo Of The Day By Beth Holmes

Photo By Beth Holmes Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Horse Light” By Beth Holmes. Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. “A break in a late summer storm created a very dramatic background even if the horse didn’t notice,” says Holmes. See more of Beth Holmes’ photography at www.bethholmesphotography.com. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and...

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Show Good Behavior

Wildlife photography can be very rewarding in many respects. Simply being out in nature at sunrise and sunset trumps sitting in front of a computer checking email and social media. Getting good animal images requires knowing their behavior and mannerisms so you get an education about each species you capture. The feel of fresh air and warm sun on your back as you press the shutter are two bonuses....

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Photo Of The Day By Jim Oker

Photo By Jim Oker Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Mission Valley Weather Front” by Jim Oker. Location: Ronan, Montana. “A thunderstorm rolls through Montana’s Mission Valley,” describes Oker. “Looking toward the Mission Mountains from Ronan, Montana.” Nikon D850. Settings: ½ sec., f/11, ISO 64. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and...

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Photo Of The Day By Dave Stoker

Photo By Dave Stoker Today’s Photo Of The Day is “First Snow” by Dave Stoker. Location: Wasatch Mountains, Utah. “An early snowstorm in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah brings a transition of seasons,” describes Stoker. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on...

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Photo Of The Day By Mike Timmons

Photo By Mike Timmons Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Anhinga” by Mike Timmons. Location: Everglades National Park, Florida. “The sunset glints across the shoulders of an anhinga,” describes Timmons. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the OP website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram....

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Keep It Wild

Aerial view of mountains with a river flowing through the coastal plains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Mason Cummings. Stomachs churned as our tiny plane jerked up, then left, right and back down. I glanced up and saw Nathaniel vomiting into a Ziploc bag. We passed a mere 100 feet over a jagged ridge and were once again thrown around like rag dolls. Beneath us, mountain ranges...

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Atmospheric Landscapes Assignment Winner Danielle Austen

Congratulations to Danielle Austen for winning the recent Atmospheric Landscapes with the image, “Rise.” Austen is an award-winning fine art photographer who specializes in documenting intimate portraits of the environment. See more of her work at www.danielleausten.com. View the winning image and a selection of submissions in the image gallery below. And be sure to check out our current photography...

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Keep It Wild

Aerial view of mountains with a river flowing through the coastal plains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Mason Cummings. Stomachs churned as our tiny plane jerked up, then left, right and back down. I glanced up and saw Nathaniel vomiting into a Ziploc bag. We passed a mere 100 feet over a jagged ridge and were once again thrown around like rag dolls. Beneath us, mountain ranges...

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