Landscape, Nature and Travel Photography

Last week I posted a photo “The Splendor of Fall Color” in a blog post titled “In Search of Fall Color in the Eastern Sierra’s” that employed a technique called zooming. Since then I’ve received a couple of inquiries requesting more information about this photographic technique. A very talented photographer and reader of this blog, Sherri Meyer, has a great write up on how to make use of this technique. Rather than reinvent the wheel I invite you to check out the tutorial she’s written on her blog:
“How To Create Great Zooms”

Aspen Zoom

More Fall Color Photos…

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My dogs (AKA photo assistants) pausing to be humiliated by my wife and I for a gratuitous Halloween photo.

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 ”There are two kinds of photographers: those who compose pictures and those who take them. The former work in studios. For the latter, the studio is the world… For them, the ordinary doesn’t exist: every thing in life is a source of nourishment.”
- Ernst Haas

Although I can appreciate studio photography I find this quote by Ernst Haas to really resonate with me. One of the most attractive elements of photography is that the camera becomes your license to explore the world. Where has your license taken you recently?

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The eleventh episode of EXIF and Beyond, a video podcast, has been released. Photographing Yosemite National Park in the winter is discussed. Learn more about this amazing area and tips to capture great winter landscape photos of Yosemite valley.

Download the latest episode:
Yosemite Winter Photos

For the non-iTune listeners a streaming version of this podcast can be accessed here.

Thank you for listening. Please feel free to leave comments and feedback.

Take the Photographing Yosemite in the Winter Poll:
How many times have you visited and photographed Yosemite in the winter?

Yosemite Sunset Breaking Light, Yosemite National Park

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As an extension of episode eleven of EXIF and Beyond: Yosemite Winter Photos I thought it would be interesting to gauge how many listeners have been to Yosemite in the winter.

Sometimes some of the most beautiful scenery is neatly tucked away out of view just off the side of the road, such was the case with this photo. A leisurely stroll through the forest yielded this view. It was extremely relaxing, the only thing breaking the silence was the sound of rustling leafs as the wind blew through the trees. So where am I going with this? I guess if you’re driving from point A to B and you see something beautiful, take the time to stop and enjoy it. Have a great weekend

Aspen Fall Color
More Fall Color Photos…

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While driving across town here in San Francisco I happened upon this trio of Jack O’lanterns. With the sun fading and the Cape Cod-esque facade to the home I couldn’t resist photographing them. Seeing these photos again reminded me that there are only 7 more days before the trick or treaters come out.

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Phototropism - a movement or growing in a particular direction that is made by a living thing in response to light
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Pictured is a ground level view of horsetails and Aspen trees shooting skyward
toward the sun.

Aspen Canopy and Horsetails
More Fall Color Photos…

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