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The Best Settings for Bird Photography
Wow – the best settings, huh? Well, truthfully, saying that one combination of settings is the best is a bit like saying you only have one kind of food that…
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Pro Tips
How to Pack Light with Camera Gear for Big Travel
To get to the world’s most mesmerizing habitats and have the opportunity to photograph the wildlife you encounter often requires pretty significant travel. Planes, trains, and automobiles are the norm…
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Learn by Example
Getting this Shot – Polar Bears Sparring
This post goes quite well with the previous tutorial on freezing motion of fast moving animals. Here, while on a Polar Bear Photo trip, we got the wonderful opportunity to…
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Learn by Example
Shot Setting Tips for Fast-Moving Animals
When it comes to nature and wildlife photography, wanting to capture a distant animal amidst, in dense foliage, all while both you and the animal are moving, is a common…
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Learn by Example
Shot Setting Tips for River Hiking Photography
When in the Canyons of the Southwest, one of the highlights is surely getting into the canyons themselves and photographing the mysterious corridors that appear all around you. Some are…
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Pro Tips
5 Tips on Photographing Elephants
When it comes to wildlife affinity, perhaps no other creature carries as large a fan club as do the magnificent elephants of Africa. Their size, demeanor, intelligence, and general presence…
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Learn by Example
Composition Corner: An Alluring Village Scene
Cities and villages encountered while traveling can be a great opportunity to practice composition, for lines and other elements are often quite different than those found in nature. For instance,…
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What's in the Bag
What’s in the Camera Bag? Alaska
There are a number of ways to see and photograph Alaska, ranging from cruises, to overland trips, to specialized wildlife viewing expeditions in far flung corners of the state. However,…
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Learn by Example
Getting this Shot | Adventure Photography
Adventure photography doesn’t always have to be about the epic wildlife and/or landscapes you encounter. Sometimes it’s about documenting the journey. This is crucial for storytelling, but it also can…
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Pro Tips
3 Tips for Photographing Bears at Close Range
It’s getting to be that time of year – the flowers are starting to bloom, birds are starting to sing, and brown bear photo expeditions are coming up! To make…
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What's in the Bag
What’s in the Camera Bag? Canyons of the American Southwest
The canyons and landscapes of Bryce, Zion, and Grand Canyon National Park are some of the most photogenic areas in North America, and perhaps the world. When gearing up for…
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Stories from the Field
2016 Wildlife Photo Contest
You may have heard, but we’re hosting a photography contest right here at the Daily Wildlife Photo of the Day / Natural Photographer! We’re excited to see your stuff, and…