Digital Camera World

In recent years I have spent a lot of time exploring photography sites on the web. There are a lot out there - some good, others, not so good. A few weeks ago I stumbled across this site http://www.digitalcameraworld.com and have been quite impressed with the content.

Here's and example of one of their cool articles called, "12 Promises Every Landscape Photographer Should Make."

I will . . . get up at dawn.

I will . . . wait for the clouds to break.

I will . . . climb a mountain.

I will . . . find a lone tree.

I will . . . get a foamy waterfall.

I will . . .  track down bluebells in bloom.

I will . . . zoom in for an arty abstract.

I will . . . look for elements to fill the foreground.

I will  . . . vary where I place the horizon line.

I will  . . . maximize depth of field.

I will . . . shoot a slow-shutter seascape.

I will . . . use a long telephoto lens.

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/05/01/12-promises-every-landscape-photographer-should-make/ The actual article has additional, informative text accompanying each photo. A person could make their own list for different types of photography.

Jim Brandenburg

An acclaimed wildlife photographer, who's photos I find totally enchanting, is Jim Brandenburg http://www.jimbrandenburg.com/. Although his body of work is massive, he may be best know for his wolf pictures. Here are some examples.

I am in awe of the patience and tenacity that this type of image capture demands. Similar to the type of photography that Dave dedicates himself to.

Squirrel at Eye Level

A blog that I follow is by a nature photographer named Steve Berardi http://photonaturalist.net/. He gives really worthwhile tips.

One of his recent posts advised getting on eye level with the wildlife you are photographing. This is the squirrel I photographed (when I was 4 years old). I was not on a horizontal plane with him but rather on a vertical plane looking straight up the trunk of the tree so I accomplished the same effect.

Collared Dove

Panasonic DMC-G2, f14, 1/250,
ISO 400, 100-300mm lens.

The Eurasian Collared Dove is an introduced species having arrived in Florida in 1982 from the Bahamas. This bird colonized North America faster than any bird species in history. It arrived in Montana in 2007 and can now be found even in Alaska.