by activelight | Jun 16, 2016 | Canada, Landscape photography, National Park, Travel, Wildlife |
Get rid of the sky – or shoot a lot of sky. That’s it, mostly. The good news – we were in the gorgeous Canadian Rockies. Athabasca Falls The bad news – the clouds were mostly gone and we had bright blue skies with harsh, high-contrast...
by activelight | Jun 10, 2016 | Canada, Glacial mountains, How to shoot, Landscape photography, Travel, Wildlife |
Go when it’s storming. That’s it, mostly… Craggy, snow-topped mountains loomed around us as we headed further north into Canada on BC Highway 5. It had rained overnight in Kamloops, and the storm system covered our route all the way to Jasper. It was...
by activelight | Jun 2, 2016 | Canada, National Park, Travel, Wildlife |
He looked up from his meal of green grass and wildflowers. Noise from the metal beasts passing by was mildly annoying. One of the small two-legged predators was standing just across the hard rock trail, pointing a shiny white stick his way. What did this predator...
by activelight | Mar 24, 2016 | Equipment, Photographic physics, Wildlife |
It’s tough to get close enough to skittish ducks or shy ground squirrels for frame-filling portraits. Bald eagles especially seem to want you at least three counties away from them. To get the shot, you need knowledge of your quarry’s habits, good stealth...
by activelight | Mar 17, 2016 | California, How to shoot, Wildlife |
Hunger – The Universal Motivator Most migrant birds are starting to return to their summer territories. Why do they come back? Food. Those summer territories have more of it, and less competition for what’s there. And if there’s abundant food, it’s...
by activelight | Mar 9, 2016 | How to shoot, Landscape photography, New Mexico, Ruins, Shot Design, Wildlife |
As a beginner, my photographs were terrible. In black and white film I developed myself, subjects were too far away, or I crammed too much into the picture. After lots of shooting, reading and study over 45 years, I’ve improved a bit. And I’ve gotten very...
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