Photo Of The Day By Lori McLellan

Photo By Lori McLellan Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Meet in the Middle” by Lori McLellan. 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 to do...

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Shooting A Concept Assignment Winner Rene Gruber

Congratulations to Rene Gruber for winning the Shooting A Concept Assignment with the image, “Illuminate the Night.” See more of Gruber’s work at www.renegruber.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 post...

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Photo Of The Day By Beth Young

Photo By Beth Young Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Colusa County Flowers and Hills” by Beth Young. Location: Colusa County, California. “Last weekend, my husband and I ventured out for a drive to nearby rural Colusa County,” says Young. “Our favorite wildflower spot was devoid of my beloved poppies, but we found this massive field of purple lupine and yellow wildflowers. With partly cloudy skies,...

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Realize Your Vision

Nothing is as thrilling as the moment when all of your planning and preparation to get “the shot” pays off, right before your eyes. But the most lasting satisfaction comes from holding an archival photographic print that faithfully reproduces that vision. A perfect sunrise over the landscape. Polar bears dancing in the tundra. Your best photographs deserve the finest printing capabilities. The incredible...

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Cover Shot, August 2020

“You never realize how the pieces of your life are fitting together as it’s happening,” Zak Noyle observes in the introduction to “The Surfing Life” in this issue. “Then one day, you find yourself swimming through a world-class wave making photos of the world’s best surfers, and you take stock of how you got there.” For pros—and especially those who photograph sports like surfing—a passion for the...

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Photo Of The Day By Jeff Nigro

Photo By Jeff Nigro Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Moraine Lake” by Jeff Nigro. Location: Banff National Park, Alberta. 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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Sony Introduces Video-Focused a7S III, CFexpress Type A Card

Today Sony introduced the third generation of its a7S series as well as the first CFexpress Type A card, which can be used with the camera. The Sony a7S III is very focused on video capture, with a 12-megapixel sensor that’s relatively low resolution for stills but has advantages for video. Sony a7S III Fewer pixels on a full-frame sensor translates to larger pixels and better light gathering capabilities....

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Photo Of The Day By Douglas Croft

Photo By Douglas Croft Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Primary Colors” by Douglas Croft. Location: San Jose, California. “A silvery blue on a buttercup,” describes Croft. “A hike at a local Open Space Preserve gave me this shot of a tiny butterfly on a tiny wildflower.” Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments...

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Hands On With The 40-Megapixel Leica M10-R

I shot with the Leica M10-R on a bright day in the Angeles National Forest. Sunny conditions were an opportunity to photograph high-contrast scenes. In this image, I was able to recover substantial detail in the shadows of the foreground. The vast majority of new cameras today are marketed with an emphasis on their technology features. “AI” autofocus that can identify and track subjects, even the...

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Liquid Reflections Assignment Winner d.mitler

Congratulations to d.mitler for winning the recent Liquid Reflections Assignment with the image, “Half Dawn.” 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 Liquid Reflections Assignment Winner d.mitler appeared...

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Photo Of The Day By Heather Nicole

Photo By Heather Nicole Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Lone Lioness” by Heather Nicole. “A hungry lioness scans the lush landscape for signs of life…and signs of lunch,” describes Nicole. Canon EOS 6D Mark II, Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011. Exposure: 1/1000 sec., f/7.1, ISO 500. See more of Heather Nicole’s photography at https://momentsbyheathernicole.com/. Photo of the Day is chosen...

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Cover All Bases In Photography, Part 1

As far back as I can remember, I had a camera in my hand. It started with my sister’s Kodak Brownie and evolved into the whole system I carry to Tanzania today to lead my photo safaris in the Serengeti. My first 35mm camera was an old Konica T through which I ran many rolls of slide film. I continued to upgrade my Konica bodies, simultaneously broadening my horizons of film types. When I reached...

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Photo Of The Day By Gene Putney

Photo By Gene Putney Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Enjoying The View” by Gene Putney. Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. “On an August afternoon I was traveling over Trail Ridge Road and spotted this lone Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ram relaxing on the tundra,” explains Putney. “He was in a nice setting that worked well for capturing a portrait of him as he enjoyed the view.” Nikon...

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Photo Of The Day By Gary Fua

Photo By Gary Fua Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Efflorescence” by Gary Fua. Location: Garrapata State 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. To get your photos in the...

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Photo Of The Day By Mark Koskulitz

Photo By Mark Koskulitz Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Lake McDonald” by Mark Koskulitz. Location: Montana. 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 Ning Lin

Photo By Ning Lin Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Yosemite Tunnel View” by Ning Lin. Location: Yosemite National Park, California. See more of Ning Lin’s work at www.flickr.com/photos/thelinvision. 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 Rom Savage

Photo By Rom Savage Today’s Photo Of The Day is “The Beast and the Bonsai” by Rom Savage. Location: Colorado. “A beast of a storm approaches a lone bonsai tree growing out of a large boulder,” describes Savage. Canon EOS 5D Mark III. Exposure: 1/60 sec., f/18, ISO 160. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments...

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Last Frame: Not Tonight, I Have A Headache

Photo By Alissa Crandall “Round Island is part of the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary managed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game,” explains wildlife photographer Alissa Crandall. “The rocky, mountainous and remote island is Alaska’s best place for photographing Pacific walruses during summer. One afternoon, after shooting most of the day from high cliffs, I returned to my camping area...

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