Photo Of The Day By Garry Everett

Photo By Garry Everett Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Flyout” by Garry Everett. Location: Walnut Grove, California. “Four Sandhill cranes take to the air in the foggy sunrise light,” describes Everett. 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...

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Behind The Shot: Navigating A Sandstorm

Photo By Brent Newman Covering 275 square miles of the Chihuahuan Desert in southern New Mexico, White Sands is the largest gypsum dune field on the planet. Designated on December 20, 2019, White Sands National Park incorporates about 41 percent of the dune field, with White Sands Missile Range encompassing the remainder. Runoff from the surrounding mountains transported dissolved gypsum into the...

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Winter Grandscapes Assignment Winner Timothy Van Minnick

Congratulations to Timothy Van Minnick for winning the Winter Grandscapes Assignment with the image, “Glacier Bay Vista.” See more of Minnick’s photography at  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 Tina Faye Photography

Photo By Tina Faye Photography Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Golden Light Juvenile Eagle” By Tina Faye Photography. Location: St Croix County, Wisconsin. 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...

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Community Safety Advisory Regarding Staff Impersonation

To our readers, contributors and friends in the Outdoor Photographer community, it has come to our attention that an individual using the name James Logan has been contacting photographers claiming to be the editor of Outdoor Photographer under the pretense of collaborating on editorial projects. This individual has attempted to gather personal information and collect fees with the promise of future...

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Photo Of The Day By Linn Smith

Photo By Linn Smith Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Identical Goals” by Linn Smith. Location: Oviedo, Florida. “Two anhingas fly off in the same direction in pursuit to accomplish a like goal of finding some food in the waters of Lake Jessup located in Central Florida,” explains Smith. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries,...

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A Full Immersion Experience

  If you’ve been following my work for a while, you might know me as an underwater and ocean dude who grew up in Southern California. I still am at heart. But these days, working strictly with the oceans is not all that I do. In fact, it never really was. I have centered my life around the deep blue because I’ve been in love with that environment and its otherworldly feel for as long as I can...

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Photo Of The Day By Heather Nicole

Photo By Heather Nicole Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Serene Spring Cub” by Heather Nicole. Location: Alaska. “A spring cub enjoys a moment of peace in the lush green meadow on a warm summer day,” describes Nicole. 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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Flower Power, Part 2

Be sure to read last week’s Tip of the Week to thoroughly digest Part 1 of Flower Power to learn all you need to know about the importance of light in flower photography. This week, we’ll focus on controlling the background. Control The Background Equally as important as the light, if the background doesn’t complement the flower, the best possible photo can’t be created. Factors to consider are color...

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Photo Of The Day By Susanna Patras

Photo By Susanna Patras Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Spring in the Carpathians” by Susanna Patras. Location: Bicaz Lake in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. 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...

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Photo Of The Day By Christopher Baker

Photo By Christopher Baker Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Spring Awakening” by Christopher Baker. Location: Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington. “An Olympic marmot on a spring outing at Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park,” 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....

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Photo Of The Day By Stephani Holdorf

Photo By Stephani Holdorf Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Calm Spring in the Tetons” by Stephani Holdorf. Location: Jackson Lake near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 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...

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Photo Of The Day By Joshua Moore

Photo By Joshua Moore Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Sunset From Woolyback” by Joshua Moore. Location: Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina. “Over the past year, my family has taken more evening drives than I can remember,” says Moore. “We would go out along the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) to catch a sunset and enjoy the views. Usually, we were always alone. We could pull out some chairs or sit in the...

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Photo Of The Day By Denis Dessoliers

Photo By Denis Dessoliers Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Redwood Trails” by Denis Dessoliers. Location: Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail, Redwood 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...

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Photo Of The Day By Debbie Quick

Photo By Debbie Quick Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Fawn Waiting for Mama” by Debbie Quick. Location: Poughkeepsie, New York. “A very young fawn sitting under a tree and waiting for mama to return,” describes Quick. See more of Debbie Quick’s photography at www.debscreativeimages.com. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries,...

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Last Frame: I Spy

Photo By Bob Faucher “My daughter and I attended a polar bear tour out of Churchill, Manitoba,” explains Bob Faucher. “Our group rented one of the famous Tundra Buggies on this day. Around midday, we spotted this mother and her cubs foraging on the tundra. The mother caught the scent of food wafting out the open windows of our buggy and cautiously approached. She then allowed the cubs to approach...

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Photo Of The Day By Jeff Nigro

Photo By Jeff Nigro Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Winter Colors” by Jeff Nigro. 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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Flower Power, Part 1

Wouldn’t it be nice to conjure up majestic light on immaculate subjects any time of day? 5 a.m. wake-up calls to capture the sweet light of sunrise would no longer be necessary. Romantic sunsets with loved ones could occur every evening. Going to bed on a full stomach at 9 p.m. could become a thing of the past. The tradeoff is your subject matter will be restricted, but your subjects will still have...

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Photo Of The Day By Nadeem Sufi

Photo By Nadeem Sufi Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Amazement” by Nadeem Sufi. “While visiting Emerald Lakes, the most striking thing was a pool of water that was left after the rest of the lake had been snowed out,” explains Sufi. “While the mountains right in front of the lake were reflecting perfectly, it was the simplicity of the snow-burdened trees that seemed just stunning! While photographing,...

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Photo Of The Day By Hi il Lee

Photo By Hi il Lee Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Winter Flower Forest” by Hi il Lee. Location: West Virginia. 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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Winter Waterfowl Assignment Winner Christopher Baker

Congratulations to Christopher Baker for winning the Winter Waterfowl Assignment with the image, “Gabbling Geese.” See more of Baker’s photography at cscottphoto.smugmug.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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Photo Of The Day By Gary Fua

Photo By Gary Fua Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Crinkles” by Gary Fua. Location: Gates of the Valley, 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, Facebook,...

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Photo Of The Day By Bill Sisson

Photo By Bill Sisson Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Liquid Ice” by Bill Sisson. Location: Ricketts Glen State Park, Pennsylvania. “Ricketts Glen State Park in northeastern Pennsylvania features more than 20 waterfalls along steep hiking trails,” explains Sisson. “The trails are open three seasons, but during the winter they’re closed except for hikers with proper ice climbing equipment. Especially...

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Photo Of The Day By Jon Reynolds

Photo By Jon Reynolds Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Tracking the Trails” by Jon Reynolds. Location: Lassen Volcanic National Park, California. “As I snowshoed past Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center and ascended the snow-covered Lassen Peak Highway, I stopped to notice the myriad meandering tracks of more intrepid snowshoers down in the valley below,” describes Reynolds. Want to get your images in the...

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Photo Of The Day By Kathleen Wasselle Croft

Photo By Kathleen Wasselle Croft Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Frozen Waterfall” by Kathleen Wasselle Croft. Location: Banff National Park, Alberta. “Banff National Park is amazing during the winter months,” says Croft. “Waterfalls like this one in Johnston Falls State Park freeze every winter each year with a new look.” Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo...

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Nikon Z 9: A Wild Opportunity

Bighorn sheep at Rocky Mountain National Park. To not disturb the wildlife, I often stayed pretty far away and used the Z 9’s DX crop mode to magnify my lens’s telephoto reach. Preproduction Nikon Z 9, AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR via Mount Adapter FTZ II. In the summer of 2021, I was rock climbing with my 10-year-old stepson, Miles, and my husband when I got a call from Nikon that put me in...

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