tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36459813527372174832024-03-18T11:53:08.975-07:00Living WildernessA discussion of nature photography, travel, and wilderness conservation.LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.comBlogger235125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-45820276738089207042024-02-29T17:04:00.000-08:002024-03-05T08:34:47.914-08:00A peaceful force<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000sEfh7ErxgZ4"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000sEfh7ErxgZ4/s/500/I0000sEfh7ErxgZ4.jpg" width="80%" alt="Wave Action, Cape Disappointment, Washington"></a></div>
<p>I’m fortunate to live in a area with so many distinctive landscape features. I could recognize Mount Rainier, certain waterfalls, or parts of the Pacific Northwest coast from rough sketches. </p>
<p>While their defining characteristics are burned into my memory, they were not always that way. Just as my hair has changed color over the decades, so, too, have their appearances. One of the ways I find tranquility in nature is to slow down and watch that change at work.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2024/02/a-peaceful-force.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-72250099230259308892024-01-31T08:39:00.000-08:002024-02-02T08:40:23.598-08:005 Minutes in Nature: Always something new<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000Ab8dTMqCDGQ"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Ab8dTMqCDGQ/s/500/I0000Ab8dTMqCDGQ.jpg" width="80%" alt="Dusk, Marina Beach, Edmonds, Washington"></a></div>
<p>I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, but I do have something of a New Year tradition. One of my first pictures of the year is typically from the waterfront a half dozen miles from my home.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2024/01/5-minutes-in-nature-always-something-new.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-43426318090304075642023-12-29T14:27:00.000-08:002023-12-29T14:27:21.782-08:002023 in review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000adfeJlYW92Q"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000adfeJlYW92Q/s/500/I0000adfeJlYW92Q.jpg" width="80%" alt="Temblor Range and Wildflowers, Carrizo Plain National Monument, California"></a></div>
<p>As another year draws to a close, it’s time for an annual tradition: a review of my work from the past 12 months. </p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/12/2023-in-review.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-25754184290574485492023-12-21T13:51:00.000-08:002023-12-21T13:51:50.824-08:00Observing the December solstice<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000U71UcVqOZ34"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000U71UcVqOZ34/s/500/I0000U71UcVqOZ34.jpg" width="65%" alt="Sunset Over South Pacific, Rarotonga, Cook Islands"></a></div>
<p>Today is the December solstice and how you view it is a matter of perspective. </p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/12/observing-december-solstice.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-10463761348767718072023-11-30T12:42:00.000-08:002023-12-01T12:44:05.548-08:00Swimming with green sea turtles <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000ijitQrv_9EU"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ijitQrv_9EU/s/500/I0000ijitQrv_9EU.jpg" width="80%" alt="Green Sea Turtle Taking Breath, Avaavaroa Passage, Rarotonga, Cook Islands"></a></div>
<p>I really needed just one picture of a green sea turtle for an upcoming project, but pictures are often better when I get the chance to know my subject on a deeper level. And I’m very thankful for the hours I got to spend with the turtles off Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/11/swimming-with-green-sea-turtles.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-74675041328671125992023-10-31T18:18:00.004-07:002023-10-31T18:21:52.894-07:00An annular solar eclipse <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I000082BjiSGRxGE"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000082BjiSGRxGE/s/500/I000082BjiSGRxGE.jpg" width="80%" alt="Annular Solar Eclipse in Progress, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah"></a></div>
<p>October is a month for all things spooky, so in some ways it’s only fitting that earlier this month I got to witness an annular solar eclipse, a celestial event that for a fair amount of it the sun resembles a sickle.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/10/an-annular-solar-eclipse.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-56735615676523399882023-09-30T06:03:00.003-07:002023-10-12T07:50:10.025-07:00Playing favorites <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000_QneEeVNGCg"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000_QneEeVNGCg/s/500/I0000_QneEeVNGCg.jpg" width="80%" alt="Young Raccoons on Branch, King County, Washington"></a></div>
<p>We all have favorite things. A favorite color. Perhaps a favorite flower. Or maybe a favorite bird.</p>
<p>The flip side of that is that we also have things we hate. Or at least strongly dislike. One of the things I have been working through is whether the things that have made it on my dislike list really deserve to be there.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/09/playing-favorites.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-970675857980125232023-09-18T08:58:00.003-07:002023-09-18T08:59:20.678-07:00An hour with a fogbow <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000fR0SpHOeIXA"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000fR0SpHOeIXA/s/500/I0000fR0SpHOeIXA.jpg" width="80%" alt="Fogbow (White Rainbow), Snoqualmie, Washington"></a></div>
<p>This is a fogbow, informally known as a white rainbow. I got to spend about an hour working with it last week, which was phenomenal. When I’ve worked with fogbows before, I’ve had to work much faster. </p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/09/an-hour-with-fogbow.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-55365448435764631352023-08-31T19:09:00.002-07:002023-09-01T09:39:13.185-07:00The evolution of Ruby Portal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://livingwilderness.com/essence-ruby-portal-olympicnp.htm"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000K.6pb_X09PI/s/500/I0000K.6pb_X09PI.jpg" width="65%" alt="Ruby Portal, Olympic Wilderness, Washington"></a></div>
<p>When I’m working in the field, even when I have a very good idea of how exactly I want my picture to turn out, I may go through a dozen or so takes to ensure the image I captured expresses exactly what I’m after. If I’ve become captivated by something unexpected, I may go through a hundred or more.</p>
<p>The image that I’m calling Ruby Portal, shown above, was the product of the latter approach. I was on the Pacific coast in the Olympic Wilderness of Washington state where wildfire haze was giving the setting sun a striking color. I wasn’t sure how everything would turn out. </p>
<p>For a while, it appeared the sun might quickly sink behind a layer of clouds, so as I took each photo, I thought there was a chance it might be my last of the day. The final image is the product of about an hour of exploration and revision. I thought it might be of interest to share that process with you.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/08/the-evolution-of-ruby-portal.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-87052862459197125222023-07-31T21:48:00.011-07:002023-08-04T09:40:35.891-07:00Kicking nature's bucket list<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000nA_njL6Q86E"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000nA_njL6Q86E/s/500/I0000nA_njL6Q86E.jpg" width="65%" alt="Morning Sunlight, Bentley Nature Preserve, Ellicott, New York"></a></div>
<p>When I wrote last month about learning to <a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/06/the-spirit-of-exploration.html">appreciate nature in my own backyard</a>, I expected it to be timely only in the context of such an image making it into an art exhibit. But over the past month, there have been new debates over how much access the public should have to popular wilderness areas. As access becomes more restricted, we may all have to start appreciating backyards more.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/07/kicking-natures-bucket-list.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-78446928831347292052023-06-30T09:55:00.004-07:002023-08-02T10:40:41.514-07:00The spirit of exploration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00006dc6ia_ic5Y/s/500/I00006dc6ia_ic5Y.jpg" width="80%" alt="Tethered"></div>
<p>The subject of this image isn’t a specific thing. This image is actually about an experience.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/06/the-spirit-of-exploration.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-332757917213326762023-06-15T15:53:00.001-07:002023-08-02T10:40:51.253-07:00Nature Photography Day: No camera required<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I00006dYLvwZu6fQ"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00006dYLvwZu6fQ/s/500/I00006dYLvwZu6fQ.jpg" width="80%" alt="Lupine and Sea Arch, Coquille Point, Oregon Coast"></a></div>
<p>Today is Nature Photography Day. There are those who say that the camera gets in the way. It’s a device that gets between you and the world around you. There’s some truth in that. </p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/06/nature-photography-day-no-camera.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-77223696882897987552023-05-31T15:43:00.004-07:002023-08-02T10:41:57.802-07:00Sharing a moment of peace with harbor seals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I000060AG9ATmdcg"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000060AG9ATmdcg/s/500/I000060AG9ATmdcg.jpg" width="80%" alt="Harbor Seal in Backlight, Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon"></a></div>
<p>I didn’t plan to spend an evening hanging out with a herd of harbor seals, but many of my favorite experiences in nature of late involve some serendipity. Venturing out without a plan or any pressure to produce something is incredibly relaxing. And I find that almost every time it results in photos.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/05/sharing-moment-of-peace-with-harbor.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-13352523934479019502023-04-30T13:49:00.006-07:002023-08-02T10:43:01.510-07:00A bloom worthy of the term ‘super’<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000Y5r8Kwcv3yA"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Y5r8Kwcv3yA/s/500/I0000Y5r8Kwcv3yA.jpg" width="80%" alt="Lupine and Fiddlenecks at Sunrise, Carrizo Plain National Monument, California"></a></div>
<p>There is a trend to append the word “super” to various natural phenomena. For instance, a few times a year, it’s not just a full moon, but a “super moon.” About the same time the moon at perigee got special branding, desert wildflowers also occasionally started to receive elite status. They just don’t get it anywhere near as often.</p>
<p>Because of an unusually wet winter, parts of California were elevated to “superbloom” status this spring. Since the fall, the Carrizo Plain, located about 100 miles north of Los Angeles, received just under 4 inches of rain — 2½ times what it gets over the course of a normal winter.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/04/a-bloom-worthy-of-term-super.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-35837836753896191812023-03-31T18:26:00.004-07:002023-08-02T10:43:33.396-07:00On a foggy morning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I00009yYimZCnxqQ"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00009yYimZCnxqQ/s/500/I00009yYimZCnxqQ.jpg" width="80%" alt="Buffleheads and Steam Fog, Sammamish River, Redmond, Washington"></a></div>
<p>Think of winter weather and icicles and freshly fallen snow may be the first things that come to mind. But for me, it also means fog.</p>
<p>Cold, clear nights can often be followed by spectacular foggy sunrises. At first light, fog can rise off the surface of a lake. And it can vanish within minutes of the sun clearing the horizon.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/03/on-foggy-morning.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-28968062264561255952023-03-22T10:19:00.003-07:002023-08-02T10:43:52.550-07:00It's World Water Day 2023<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000loWMpsTWkB4"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000loWMpsTWkB4/s/500/I0000loWMpsTWkB4.jpg" width="80%" alt="Rainstorm Over The Savanna, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya"></a></div>
<p>It’s World Water Day, a day to reflect on the importance of water and think about how we can help address challenges. </p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/03/its-world-water-day-2023.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-29315135570998364712023-02-28T18:30:00.000-08:002023-02-28T18:30:21.066-08:00Appreciating the scenic route<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000DpTK7hZLgpg"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000DpTK7hZLgpg/s/500/I0000DpTK7hZLgpg.jpg" width="65%" alt="Backlit Moss on Trees, Skykomish, Washington"></a></div>
<p>Even when we are on the scenic route, I suspect that most of the time we still remain fixated on our destination. The view outside the window is prettier, but it’s still just time filler. If it were food, it’s definitely not the main course. And I don’t often think we even treat it as an appetizer.</p>
<p>Better appreciating the journey is something that I have been working on for years. And I remain a work in progress.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/02/appreciating-scenic-route.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-36932296173718148432023-01-31T18:30:00.001-08:002023-10-02T08:58:31.172-07:00The short season of the short-eared owls<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000yO86KOcT5OI"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000yO86KOcT5OI/s/500/I0000yO86KOcT5OI.jpg" width="80%" alt="Short-Eared Owl Backed by Golden Light, Skagit County, Washington"></a></div>
<p>Where I’m from — the greater Seattle area — a snowbird is a person, a person who travels far south to spend the winter in the sunny warmth. But to a short-eared owl, a different type of snow bird, where I’m from is the south.</p>
<p>For a few months a year — the coldest months — you can often spot a short-eared owl or two flying back and forth over an empty field, hunting for voles. Some fields can attract a half-dozen of these owls.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2023/01/the-short-season-of-short-eared-owls.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-82021178370175043882022-12-30T11:57:00.000-08:002022-12-30T11:57:29.492-08:00Best of 2022<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000x6JvvLlg6_E"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000x6JvvLlg6_E/s/500/I0000x6JvvLlg6_E.jpg" width="80%" alt="Chapman Point at Sunset, Cannon Beach, Oregon"></a></div>
<p>As 2022 comes to a close, it’s time for my annual review of the past year’s pictures. This year brought new experiences both near and far. </p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2022/12/best-of-2022.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-23519143484359906772022-11-30T17:23:00.001-08:002022-12-05T12:38:07.233-08:00Saving the Mojave desert tortoise<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000wZ0RajaRZc8"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wZ0RajaRZc8/s/500/I0000wZ0RajaRZc8.jpg" width="80%" alt="Mojave Desert Tortoise Feeding on Wildflowers, Mojave Desert, California"></a></div>
<p>Fifteen years ago, I hiked for two days in the Mojave Desert before I finally saw one: an Agassiz’s desert tortoise. Today, finding one would likely require even more effort.</p>
<p>The tortoise, also known as the Mojave desert tortoise, finally made it on California’s endangered species list two years ago — temporarily. It may soon revert back to threatened status, even though it’s still very much in danger of vanishing from the land.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2022/11/saving-mojave-desert-tortoise.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-31139156755625650362022-10-31T17:39:00.006-07:002022-12-30T10:23:01.412-08:00Finding a reason to be hopeful<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000EFsOjdli2jQ"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000EFsOjdli2jQ/s/500/I0000EFsOjdli2jQ.jpg" width="80%" alt="Young Mountain Gorilla With Mother, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda"></a></div>
<p>This month there was yet another disastrous environmental report. Wildlife populations around the world are practically in free-fall. I could spend these next few paragraphs joining the chorus of those sounding the alarms, but I’m going to try something different. I’m going to try to offer hope.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2022/10/finding-reason-to-be-hopeful.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-47417810982101551842022-09-30T14:29:00.004-07:002022-10-02T07:37:54.585-07:00Legend: Why does the hippo yawn?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I0000odZ_AbDf3FI"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000odZ_AbDf3FI/s/500/I0000odZ_AbDf3FI.jpg" width="65%" alt="Yawning Hippo, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya"></a></div>
<p><em>Before science, there were imaginative stories about the formation of land and life. I find inspiration in the creativity of legends from around the world and have worked to illustrate some of my favorites. This story is part of my <a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/search/label/legends">Legends of the Land series</a>.</em></p>
<p>In the heat of the midday sun, the rivers of east Africa look inviting. Cool water splashes past lush shrubs. The rivers even look like they’re full of stepping stones.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2022/09/legend-why-does-hippo-yawn.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-77302883973797946392022-08-27T09:02:00.003-07:002022-08-27T09:02:55.850-07:00The art of rejection<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="center"><a href="https://images.livingwilderness.com/image/I00003pYOf_BEAhk"><img alt="Rose Campion in Bloom, Washington" border="0" src="https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00003pYOf_BEAhk/s/500/I00003pYOf_BEAhk.jpg" width="80%"></a></div>
<p>Being rejected is a terrible, terrible feeling. But in art, let alone life, I’m not aware of any way to avoid it.</p>
<p>We’re conditioned to only share the positive. We worry that if we show any sign of weakness, it will taint our public image and close the door to future opportunities. Who wants to work with a loser? </p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2022/08/the-art-of-rejection.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-10727051982977379962022-07-31T11:48:00.001-07:002022-08-06T11:23:58.601-07:00Camera settings hold us back<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<p>Perhaps more than any other form of art, photography is treated as a technical pursuit. That’s not to say that other forms of art can’t be highly technical — they are! — but most people can appreciate a painting without asking about the specific brands of paint used, the wrist action used to apply it, and so on.</p>
<p>The same cannot be said for a photograph. There’s often an expectation that photographers publish their settings with their images. If the f-stops and ISOs don’t fit with the presentation, the expectation is that the photographer will supply them if asked. If the photographer won’t indulge, it’s assumed he or she is hiding something.</p>
</div><a href="https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2022/07/camera-settings-hold-us-back.html#more"></a>LivingWildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802804287586180346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645981352737217483.post-57682166224612881422022-06-30T08:13:00.007-07:002022-07-02T11:15:00.054-07:00Nature can be close to home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<p>An incredibly destructive flood — the kind you might see once in 500 years — tore through Yellowstone National Park a few weeks ago, cutting off access to a wildlife hotspot popular with photographers. The park worked quickly to reopen other areas, but it’s not clear how long it will take to repair or replace roads that reach the Lamar Valley.</p>
<p>So what’s a wildlife photographer to do?</p>
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