Photo Of The Day By Beth Howell

Photo By Beth Howell Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Moody Drangarnir” by Beth Howell. Location: Faroe Islands. “The hike to Drangarnir sea stack in the Faroe Islands was top of the ‘bucket list’ for my 2019 trip,” says Howell. “While I expected crashing waves and a brilliant sunset, sometimes it was just calm and moody. The overcast sky, calm sea and towering sea stacks combine for an ethereal feeling.” Canon...

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First Snowfalls Assignment Winner Harry Lichtman

Congratulations to Harry Lichtman for winning the recent First Snowfalls Assignment with the image, “First Light, First Snow.” 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! [See image gallery at www.outdoorphotographer.com] The post First Snowfalls Assignment Winner Harry...

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Instagram Account Impersonates Outdoor Photographer Editor

This account on Instagram claims to belong to Wes Pitts, Editorial Director of Digital Photo and Outdoor Photographer. It is not a genuine account. It has come to our attention that an Instagram account (and possibly more than one) has been created impersonating me, going so far as to include my professional title in the account bio. It is alleged that the impersonator has used this account to contact...

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Photo Of The Day By Lori Hibbett

Photo By Lori Hibbett Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Death Valley Sunset Reflection” by Lori Hibbett. Location: California. I saw that Badwater had water on it, so we headed out to visit the park,” says Hibbett. “We came for sunset and weren’t disappointed!” Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have...

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Sparks Lake

Sparks Lake is located 25 miles west of Bend, Oregon, along the beautiful Cascades Lakes Scenic Byway. Sweeping mountain views, spring wildflowers and volcanic outcroppings make for naturally elegant compositions that beckon to landscape photographers. With a surface elevation of 5,433 feet, 780 acres of surface area and 10 miles of shoreline, Sparks Lake offers endless opportunity for exploration....

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Sparks Lake

Sparks Lake is located 25 miles west of Bend, Oregon, along the beautiful Cascades Lakes Scenic Byway. Sweeping mountain views, spring wildflowers and volcanic outcroppings make for naturally elegant compositions that beckon to landscape photographers. With a surface elevation of 5,433 feet, 780 acres of surface area and 10 miles of shoreline, Sparks Lake offers endless opportunity for exploration....

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Photo Of The Day By Amy Ames

Photo By Amy Ames Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Humpbacks Lunge Feeding” by Amy Ames. Location: Resurrection Bay in Alaska. “Lighting was tricky in a late evening in July last summer,” says Ames. “With a group of photographers, we were trying to photograph an orca pod in the distance, when we heard the noise of gathering seagulls behind us. We turned the boat around and saw this amazing lunge-feeding....

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Fujifilm Announces X-T4 Flagship Camera

  Fujifilm today introduced the X-T4, a new flagship model for its popular X Series camera. Coming this spring, the X-T4 features a 26.1-megapixel back-side illuminated APS-format CMOS sensor and an all new in-body image stabilization system capable of 6.5 stops of stabilization. The X-T4 has a 1.62 million pixel vari-angle touchscreen LCD, and a 3.69 million pixel/100fps electronic viewfinder. The...

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Photo Of The Day By Jeff Sullivan

Photo By Jeff Sullivan Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Milky Way Reflection in Serpent Eye Pool” by Jeff Sullivan. Location: Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Utah. “It was cloudy the first time I visited this location, so I was eager to return for some Milky Way photography,” explains Sullivan. “This was one of my first Milky Way images I captured on the Nikon D850, so I was particularly interested...

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Sony Introduces FE 20mm F1.8 G Fast Full-Frame Prime

Sony today introduced a fast new prime lens, the Sony FE 20mm F1.8 G. Designed for use with the company’s full-frame mirrorless cameras, it’s the widest Sony prime lens currently on offer for full-frame, and can also be used with its APS-sensor cameras, providing an equivalent focal length of approximately 30mm. Sony FE 20mm F1.8 G The lens has a minimum focusing distance of 7.5 inches for landscape...

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Photo Of The Day By Kandace Heimer

Photo By Kandace Heimer Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Wild Dogs of Botswana” by Kandace Heimer. “We were able to capture this exciting moment by photographing a group of wild dogs on the ground,” says Heimer. “The curiosity of the puppies got the best of them and they came to investigate.” Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP...

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Photo Of The Day By Garry Everett

Photo By Garry Everett Today’s Photo Of The Day is “A Peaceful Paddle” by Garry Everett. Location: South Lake Tahoe, California. “A paddle boarder making her way across Lake Tahoe in the sunset light,” describes Everett. 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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Rays Some Hope: Sunscapes, Part 2

The focus of this and last week’s Tip of the Week is sunscapes. A sunscape is a landscape or wildlife image that includes the sun. To make a great sunscape, essential conditions must align for the picture to be successful. Time of day, atmospheric conditions, careful technique and common sense all impact its success. Flare, strong contrast, improper exposures and safety issues need to be addressed....

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Photo Of The Day By Loi Nguyen

Photo By Loi Nguyen Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Lost in the Fog” by Loi Nguyen. Location: Yellowstone National Park. “Winter is my favorite time to visit Yellowstone National Park,” says Nguyen. “On this day, the Wapiti wolf pack had taken down a bison calf near a thermal hot spring. A thick column of steam rising from the spring, together with the morning fog, gave the wolves a mystic now-you-see-me,...

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Photo Of The Day By missLani

Photo By missLani Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Camera Shy Pine Marten” by missLani. Location: Yellowstone National Park. 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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The Clearest Path To Black & White

At the very moment landscape photographer Marc Koegel steps outside to begin the search for his next photograph, he has already won. For him, success lies not in the trophy of the finished image but rather the process of being out in the world, camera in hand. It’s about the journey as much as the destination. Yukon, Canada. “I’ve tested the extremes. I’ve done it fully mapped out every day: exactly...

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Your Best Photo Of 2019 Assignment Winner Gerald Fleury

Congratulations to Gerald Fleury for winning the recent Your Best Photo Of 2019 photography assignment with the image, “Winter’s Here.” 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! [See image gallery at www.outdoorphotographer.com] The post Your Best Photo Of 2019 Assignment...

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The Clearest Path To Black & White

At the very moment landscape photographer Marc Koegel steps outside to begin the search for his next photograph, he has already won. For him, success lies not in the trophy of the finished image but rather the process of being out in the world, camera in hand. It’s about the journey as much as the destination. Yukon, Canada. “I’ve tested the extremes. I’ve done it fully mapped out every day: exactly...

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