Photo Of The Day By Kevin King

Photo By Kevin King Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Where the Waters Flow” by Kevin King. Location: Iceland. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram....

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Environmental Vs. Portrait Photography

Your departure day has finally arrived. You’re packed, all your gear is ready, all batteries are charged and your adrenalin is pumping. It’s time to begin your photo safari to do a wildlife shoot of your favorite mammal, bird, predator, macro subject and more. A natural instinct is to grab your longest lens to get that once-in-a-lifetime shot. While it’s true that capturing a full-frame portrait...

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Photo Of The Day By Ross Stone

Photo By Ross Stone Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Romantic Vista” by Ross Stone. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get your photos in...

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Photo Of The Day By Zita Quentin

Photo By Zita Quentin Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Red Foxes” by Zita Quentin. Location: Kodiak, Alaska. “Three red foxes were playing on the shore,” explains Quentin. “Two of them headed up to these rocks and they both stopped and posed for a second.” Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests....

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Snow And Ice Scenes Assignment Winner Gerry Groeber

Congratulations to Gerry Groeber for winning the recent Snow And Ice Scenes Assignment with the image, “Desert Snow.” See more of Groeber’s photography at www.gerrygroeber.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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Last Frame: Young Bison Bulls Spar

Photo By Colette Cannataro “These two young bison bulls suddenly began sparring with each other, giving me sparse time to drop to the ground and capture the action at eye level,” Colette Cannataro recalls. “It was winter in Yellowstone, and they weren’t fighting over anything but merely testing each other’s strength with minimal risk of injury. In late spring, mature bulls compete for real for mating...

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Photo Of The Day By Marti Phillips

Photo By Marti Phillips Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Sunset at White Sands” by Marti Phillips. Location: White Sands National Park, New Mexico. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage,...

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14 Images Of Tropical Destinations

Whether you spend the winter in frigid temperatures and knee-deep snow or are just dreaming of your next beach escape, these gorgeous tropical destinations are adored by nature photographers and those who just want maximum relaxation while on vacation. Check out the slideshow below for a quick escape to paradise and find the location information provided by the photographer below each image. [See...

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Canon Introduces 800mm & 1200mm Super Tele Primes

Canon has announced two new super telephoto primes ideal for wildlife and sports photographers, the RF800mm F5.6 L IS USM and RF1200mm F8 L IS USM. The latter is the longest lens yet for Canon’s EOS R mirrorless system, and both lenses are compatible with Canon’s RF1.4x and RF2x extenders for extreme telephoto reach up to an incredible 2400mm with the RF1200mm F8 L IS USM and RF2x. Canon RF800mm...

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Photo Of The Day By Christopher Baker

Photo By Christopher Baker Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Spear Fishing” by Christopher Baker. Location: Madison, Alabama. “A great blue heron showing off his breakfast,” describes Baker. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners...

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Photo Of The Day By Rick Furmanek

Photo By Rick Furmanek Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Snowcapped Four Peaks” by Rick Furmanek. Location: Arizona. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and...

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Hidden Gems Of Our National Monuments

The designation of “national monument” evokes statues and memorial buildings that do not sound too interesting for landscape photographers. However, in the United States, the term has a different meaning. What you will find among our national monuments are vast lands rivaling the national parks in beauty, diversity, cultural heritage and unique photographic destinations. You will not find crowds,...

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Photo Of The Day By Tim Nicol

Photo By Tim Nicol Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Whitetail in the Snow” by Tim Nicol. Location: Republic, Washington. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and...

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Photo Of The Day By Amy Ames

Photo By Amy Ames Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Waiting for the Ice” by Amy Ames. Location: Near Churchill, Manitoba. “A late freeze in Canada this year left many bears waiting for the ice to freeze so they could begin their journey out on the ice,” explains Ames. “I was there as the snow was just beginning to fall and temperatures were dropping, thankfully.” Want to get your images in the running...

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Up Close and Personal, Part 2: The Intimate Landscape

Last week, in part one of this two-part tip, we learned about the grand landscape and how to include foreground, mid-ground and background perspectives in your images. This week’s tip has you use telephoto eyes to pick out narrow sections of the landscape and zero in on a smaller scale. While many people associate landscapes with wide-angle lenses, it limits the number of potential images and subject...

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Photo Of The Day By NamHui Anderson

Photo By NamHui Anderson Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Because of the Lingering Feelings of Time” by NamHui Anderson. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and...

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Photo Of The Day By Laura Zirino

Photo By Laura Zirino Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Perfect Christmas Card” by Laura Zirino. Location: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. “The first snow on the Grand Canyon looks like the perfect Christmas card,” says Zirino. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests....

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Photo Of The Day By Denis Dessoliers

Photo By Denis Dessoliers Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Winter Wonderland” by Denis Dessoliers. Location: Yosemite National Park, California. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage,...

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Your Best Photo Of 2021 Assignment Winner Linn Smith

Congratulations to Linn Smith for winning the Your Best Photo Of 2021 Assignment with the image, “Jet of Liquid.” See more of Smith’s photography at 500px. 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...

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Photo Of The Day By Jody Partin

Photo By Jody Partin Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Lolo Pass” by Jody Partin. Location: Idaho. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get...

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Photo Of The Day By Yvonne Baur

Photo By Yvonne Baur Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Wintry Zion” by Yvonne Baur. Location: Zion National Park, Utah. “I went on a hike up to the West Rim in Zion National Park during inclement weather, hoping to find some snow in the high elevations,” explains Baur. ‘For the most part of my hike, everything was covered in clouds and mist, and it was snowing quite a bit. On my way back, there was a...

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Grand Island National Recreation Area

Grand Island National Recreation Area is located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, surrounded by the crystal-clear waters of Lake Superior, about a half-mile offshore from the town of Munising. This 13,500-acre wilderness island is part of the Hiawatha National Forest and features massive sandstone cliffs, just across the lake from its famous neighbor, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Summer visitors...

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Grand Island National Recreation Area

Grand Island National Recreation Area is located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, surrounded by the crystal-clear waters of Lake Superior, about a half-mile offshore from the town of Munising. This 13,500-acre wilderness island is part of the Hiawatha National Forest and features massive sandstone cliffs, just across the lake from its famous neighbor, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Summer visitors...

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Photo Of The Day By Jeff Harshaw

Photo By Jeff Harshaw Today’s Photo Of The Day is “A Morning With The Sherwins” by Jeff Harshaw. Location: California. “The Sherwin range is one of the sub-range of the Sierra Nevada mountains that runs from just south of Mammoth Lakes down to just above Bishop,” explains Harshaw. “On this morning, as I began to drive back towards the US 395, I got a better look at Mt. Morrison on the left and Mt....

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OM Digital Solutions Introduces OM-1 Flagship

OM SYSTEM OM-1 OM Digital Solutions, formerly known as Olympus, has unveiled its first camera under the new OM SYSTEM brand. Though the Olympus name remains on the OM-1, the company states that this is a nod to the company’s history and that future OM SYSTEM cameras will not include Olympus branding. OM-1 (top) The OM-1 is an advancement of the Olympus OM-D E-M1 series cameras, similar to the...

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