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Bird photography is one of the most popular and challenging genres of nature photography because the birds are colorful living creatures hard to observe and shoot in their fast speed life. Besides from the general photography “rules”, there are a few specific tips you should know before going out and hunt for [...]

“Now You Can Combine Underwater and Abovewater Scapes in One Photo” – this is the title of an article I read today that totally captured my attention. I spend a few neurons this summer trying to capture both the lake bottom and the sky without loosing colors and details. If the colors problem could be [...]

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During the past few days I had a walk in the park and I noticed the beginning of autumn. After a few shots capturing lonely people in the far distance on the “golden” autumn afternoon – melancholic spirit, I got connected with the ground: some leaves (left standing or prearranged) create patterns and [...]

Remember what I told you about an open wild bird photography contest? In order to prepare and get inspired, look at the video and then, below the video, some of the pictures I made yesterday (using my new Nikon D40x) at the Central Park lake in my home town. More photos and written tips on [...]

I got tired from all the technicalities so let’s take a break and watch some nature pictures together.

Tags: nature photography, seasons, mountains, forest, plants, flowers

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This summer I had the chance to go on a trip at the seaside, the Black See Romanian Coast. I had all the needed gear with me: camera, extra memory cards, extra rechargeable batteries, tripod and a laptop. Every experienced photographer developed a certain shooting style of his own (for example photographers who [...]

Rick Sammon gives in this video specific tips for shooting the Sunrise/Sunset with a Digital Rebel. To mention one: don’t use any filters at all!

Tags: sunrise photo, sunrise photography, sunset photo, sunset photography, photo tips

Inspirational nature scenes from Asia and other parts of the world. Enjoy.

Tags: landscape photography, nature scenes, nature photography

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Tip 1
Shooting an animal at far distance doesn’t have much impact. Lure the cat/dog with food to get closer. If you are not alone you have more chances to shoot a playful dog: the other lures and you get yourself the perfect shooting position.

Tip 2
Sometimes they come closer to play not to eat [...]

No matter if you are above the mountains, the hills or on the field, a large panorama will always be impressive. A tripod will give you the possibility to merge the pictures precisely. There are some tripods on the market made especially for panoramic shooting. (Actually there are some cameras that shoot only in panoramic [...]