Photo Of The Day By Jake Pineda

Photo By Jake Pineda Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Salt River Sunset” by Jake Pineda. Location: Mesa, Arizona. “The sun setting over the salt river in a very picturesque location of the Superstition Mountain range,” describes Pineda. Nikon D810. Exposure: 14mm, 1/40 sec., f/10, ISO 64. 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 Siu Lau

Photo By Siu Lau Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Spring” by Siu Lau. Location: New Jersey. “A cardinal was sitting on a weeping cherry tree branch in our backyard,” says Lau. “Spring is here. We just wonder when we can go out again.” Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD at 483mm. Exposure: 1/180 sec., f/5.6, ISO 3200. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and...

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Photo Of The Day By Dawn Wilson

Photo By Dawn Wilson Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Ahhh, That Feels Good” by Dawn Wilson. Location: Estes Park, Colorado. “At the very beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, I realized, as I was sitting by myself in my truck photographing this elk and magpie, that social distancing was easy for a wildlife photographer,” says Wilson. “The bonus was this funny shot of what appeared to be an elk and...

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Photo Of The Day By Tom Thomson

Photo By Tom Thomson Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Singing his Heart Out” by Tom Thomson. Location: Radnor Lake State Park, Nashville, Tennessee. “A Carolina wren calling for a mate,” describes Thomson. “This was taken at Radnor Lake State Park in Nashville, Tennessee. Radnor is 20 minutes from my home. It was closed last Saturday along with all other state parks.” Camera: NIKON D850. Exposure: 600mm,...

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Close To Home Assignment Winner Scott Anderson

Congratulations to Scott Anderson for winning the recent Close To Home Assignment with the image, “Buck Falls.” See more of Anderson’s photography at scottmanderson.zenfolio.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! [See image gallery at www.outdoorphotographer.com] The...

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Let’s Get Your Photo Library Organized For Good

For some of us it comes naturally, and for others it feels like a chore, but getting your photo library organized (and keeping it that way) is incredibly freeing and is pretty much guaranteed to improve your photo experience both in the computer and out in the field. Pro photographer and Adobe Lightroom expert Jason Bradley simplifies this seemingly complex task and breaks it down into manageable,...

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Photo Of The Day By Zeralda La Grange

Photo By Zeralda La Grange Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Where the Buffalo Roam” By Zeralda La Grange. Location: Custer State Park, South Dakota. “While traveling through South Dakota this past summer, I was able to capture this panoramic of the buffalo grazing under cloudy skies in Custer State Park.” Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and...

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Rafting Grand Canyon

Our group had landed a prime campsite just across the Colorado River from Deer Creek Fall, and we weren’t about to let a little rain dampen our spirits. The rain continued as I spread my tarp, assembled my cot and looked skyward for relief. While the sun was still buried in dark clouds, a patch of blue growing on the western horizon gave me hope. As the blue sky approached, I could see that the sun...

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Rafting Grand Canyon

Our group had landed a prime campsite just across the Colorado River from Deer Creek Fall, and we weren’t about to let a little rain dampen our spirits. The rain continued as I spread my tarp, assembled my cot and looked skyward for relief. While the sun was still buried in dark clouds, a patch of blue growing on the western horizon gave me hope. As the blue sky approached, I could see that the sun...

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Photo Of The Day By Kim Hang Dessoliers

Photo By Kim Hang Dessoliers Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Walker Canyon Super Bloom” by Kim Hang Dessoliers. Location: Lake Elsinore, 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....

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Photo Of The Day By Timothy Joyce

Photo By Timothy Joyce Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Douglas Falls” by Timothy Joyce. Location: Canaan Valley, Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia. 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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Become A Better Photographer

I’m a firm believer that a great way to become a better photographer is to deconstruct images that have excellent composition, great light, photogenic subjects and clean backgrounds. I can remember being a teen thumbing through magazines and issues of National Geographic. I looked at tens of thousands of images on those pages yet I always paused when one connected. Images that arrested my attention...

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Photo Of The Day By Thomas Kolessar

Photo By Thomas Kolessar Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Dune Light” by Thomas Kolessar. Location: Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado. 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...

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Photo Of The Day By Harry Lichtman

Photo By Harry Lichtman Today’s Photo Of The Day is “The Green Room” by Harry Lichtman. Location: Olympic National Park, Washington. “During my first visit to Olympic National Park this past year, I knew I wanted to visit the many iconic beaches and see the unique temperate rainforests,” describes Lichtman. “While the beach images are widely recognizable and found throughout social media, rainforest...

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Photo Of The Day By Jody Partin

Photo By Jody Partin Today’s Photo Of The Day is “A Gentle Moment” by Jody Partin. Location: Oceanside, 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...

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Photo Of The Day By Gene Putney

Photo By Gene Putney Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Shoshoni Peak” by Gene Putney. Location: Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, Colorado. “In the month of August, just before sunrise, I arrived at the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area to initially look for moose to photograph,” says Putney. “As I waited for the light to get brighter, I saw this dramatic landscape scene develop and took advantage of photographing...

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Photo Of The Day By Jeff Sullivan

Photo By Jeff Sullivan Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Water in the High Desert” by Jeff Sullivan. Location: Walker Lake, Mineral County, Nevada. “Warm evening golden hour light paints the high desert landscape over Walker Lake,” describes Sullivan. See more of Jeff Sullivan’s work at www.jeffsullivanphotography.com. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and...

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Last Frame: Sweet Smell Of Summer

“While hiking with family near Logan Pass at Glacier National Park, we were entertained by the Columbian ground squirrels chirping at us and scurrying around the wildflowers like they were late for work,” says photographer Jerry Jackson. “These high-altitude squirrels hibernate up to eight months of the year, which may explain their hurried behavior as they gather food. This particular squirrel,...

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Photo Of The Day By Terrence Trevias

Photo By Terrence Trevias Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Across The Way” by Terrence Trevias. Location: Svalbard. “Vantage point after climbing one of the mountain peaks while landing on Prins Karls Forland in Svalbard,” describes Trevias. “The views were breathtaking and exhibited the diverse nature of the landscape as the seasons began to shift from spring to summer.” See more of Terrence Trevias’...

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Bisti Wilderness Area

The Bisti Wilderness is located approximately 35 miles south of the city of Farmington along New Mexico State Road 371. It’s a part of the larger Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, which is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The entire wilderness lies within the San Juan Basin. An evening storm passes over the Egg Garden in New Mexico’s Bisti Wilderness. The basin was formed over the last 70...

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Bisti Wilderness Area

The Bisti Wilderness is located approximately 35 miles south of the city of Farmington along New Mexico State Road 371. It’s a part of the larger Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, which is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The entire wilderness lies within the San Juan Basin. An evening storm passes over the Egg Garden in New Mexico’s Bisti Wilderness. The basin was formed over the last 70...

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Contrasting Scenics And Landscapes Assignment Winner Mahendra Singh Chouhan

Congratulations to Mahendra Singh Chouhan for winning the recent Contrasting Scenics And Landscapes Assignment with the image, “Essence of Estes Park.” See more of Chouhan’s photography on Facebook and Instagram.  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...

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Photo Of The Day By Kris Walkowski

Photo By Kris Walkowski Today’s Photo Of The Day is “The Valley Of Dreams” by Kris Walkowski. Location: Taft Point, Yosemite National Park, 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....

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ƒ/8 And Be There

If you’ve been into photography for any length of time, you’re likely familiar with the expression ƒ/8 and be there. It originated back in the days of film and was coined by the famous street photographer Arthur Fellig, AKA Weegee. Simply stated, back when earlier cameras and lenses were manufactured, ƒ/8 provided the sharpest aperture at which a photo could be made, hence the ƒ/8 aspect. The “be...

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Behind The Shot: Vernal Pool

Photo By Ron Edman Carrizo Plain National Monument is a large grassland plain located on the southeastern edge of San Luis Obispo County in California. The prominent features of the plain are Soda Lake, an alkali lake that, depending on rainfall, can vary greatly in size, and Painted Rock, which is a large rock alcove adorned by pictographs created by local Native American peoples over thousands...

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Photo Of The Day By Valerie Millett

Photo By Valerie Millett Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Mirror Stillness” by Valerie Millett. Location: Oak Creek, Arizona. “Red rock sandstone walls behind of pool of still water in Oak Creek, Arizona, creates an abstract,” describes Millett. 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 Linn Smith

Photo By Linn Smith Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Skydiver” by Linn Smith. Location: Florida. 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 you have...

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