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So Long Summer
Rainbow over Mono Lake, September 7, 2006 It’s September 1st, a milestone for photographers in the northern hemisphere. Technically it’s still summer, and in most of the United States the weather...
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Photo Critique Series: “Ptarmigan Lake” by Chris Alexander
“Ptarmigan Lake” by Chris Alexander Composition This week’s photograph was made by Chris Alexander in Glacier National Park, Montana. That’s the second time recently that I’ve critiqued a photo from...
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Photo Critique Series: “Bonsai Waves” by Mat Malone
"Bonsai Waves" by Mat Malone Composition This week’s photograph was made by Mat Malone along the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe, Nevada. What first caught my eye about this image was the composition,...
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Light Against Dark, Dark Against Light
Dogwood blossoms, Yosemite. These backlit flowers stand out cleanly against a dark, shaded background. Light Against Dark Many of the most effective photographs share a simple lighting concept: they...
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A Landscape Transformed
Autumn aspens, Conway Summit, Inyo NF, CA, USAHere are two photographs I made last week near Conway Summit on the eastern side of the Sierra. The first one, above, is from Tuesday afternoon, with soft...
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Top Posts of 2013: Understanding Photography’s Most Essential Element
Mist rising from cottonwood trees, Yosemite NP, CA, USALooking back through this year, I realized I’d written many posts about light. But this isn’t really surprising, because photography is the art...
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Autumn Light
Late-afternoon sun in an aspen grove, Eastern Sierra. Backlight makes autumn leaves glow, but to avoid lens flare you have to either shade the lens (if the sun is out of the frame), or partially hide...
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Oceans of Fog: Part One
Fog and southern Sierra peaks from Mt. Bullion at sunrise, Mariposa County, Wednesday morningAfter the episode of dense fog in the Central Valley that I mentioned in my last post, the fog lifted into...
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Oceans of Fog: Part Two
Sunrise above a fog layer, Sierra Nevada foothills, Thursday morning; focal length was 75mmAs I mentioned in my last post, the fog display on Thursday morning might have been even better than Wednesday...
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Subject, Meet Light
Ross’s geese taking flight at sunset, San Joaquin Valley, CA, USAIt should come as no surprise to any photographer that the interaction between subject and light is important. In fact, I’d say that...
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