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Fall color travel destinations 2024
October 17, 2024 - Fall Color 2024: Where To Go For Fall Foliage
Text and photography by Heather Cline
Fall has arrived. This is a great...
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Yosemite High Sierra Camps
August 29, 2024 - My Experience at the Yosemite High Sierra Camps
Text and photos by Heather Cline
If you say the words, "Yosemite Natio...
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Location profile: Bodie State Historic Park
June 13, 2024 - Location Profile: Bodie State Historic Park Text and photos by Heather Cline
Bodie is one of the most interesting and p...
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Fall color travel destinations 2023
October 04, 2023 - Fall Color 2023: Where To Go For Fall Foliage
Text and photography by Heather Cline
Fall is officially here. This is o...
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Revisiting a landscape location
August 31, 2022 - Revisiting a landscape location
Text and photos by Heather Cline
May Lake, Yosemite High Country
It is natural for...
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Avoiding the photography equipment trap
August 03, 2022 - Avoiding the Photography Equipment Trap Text and photos by Heather Cline
Dead Horse Point State Park
If you are new...
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Location profile: Mono Lake
January 26, 2022 - Location Profile: Mono Lake Text and photos by Heather Cline
Mono Lake is one of the most beautiful and unique lakes in...
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Fall Color locations
October 04, 2021 - Fall Color 2022: Where To Spot The Changing Leaves
Text and photography by Heather Cline
Fall has arrived and the land...
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Celebrating summer
August 30, 2021 - Celebrating summer
Text and photos by Heather Cline
August is like the Sunday of summer. Long days and warm evenings w...
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Too good to be blue
August 16, 2021 - To Good to be Blue: Using the Color Blue to Enhance Your Images Text and Photos by Heather Cline
Wall, Steinhart Aqua...
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Green with envy
July 19, 2021 - Green With Envy: Using the Color Green to Create Eye-Catching images Text and Photos by Heather Cline
Corn Lilies, La...
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Negative space in nature photography
July 12, 2021 - The Positive Aspects of Negative Space
Text and photos by Heather Cline
California Poppy
There are so many rules we...
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The Night Life
July 05, 2021 - The Night Life: How to capture subjects at night Text and photos by Heather Cline
Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Par...
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Texture in nature photography
June 28, 2021 - Scratching the surface: Texture in Nature Photography
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Tafoni, California Coastline...
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Double exposures
May 03, 2021 - Part of the fun of photography is the ability to experiment with different tools, techniques, and styles, like multiple...
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California wildflowers 2022
March 15, 2021 - Wildflower season has arrived!
We received a decent amount of rainfall in December; not enough for a super bloom, but w...
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Shooting in bad weather, part 3
February 22, 2021 - A couple years ago, I was in Washington DC for a conference and thought it would be great to get some sunset photos at t...
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Shooting in bad weather, part 2
February 15, 2021 - Weather conditions that are ideal for one subject might not be for another. For example, bright sunny days might be good...
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Yosemite grand tour
January 18, 2021 - "Y" is for Yosemite
If you have never been to Yosemite, or are just looking for when and where to go for the best photo...
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The wonderful world of trees
December 14, 2020 - "T" is for Trees.
I love trees. No surprise there, but I was quite surprised at how many tree images I had when I start...
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Significance of geology in nature photography
November 30, 2020 - "R" is for Rocks: Significance of geology in nature photography
Text and photos by Heather Cline
There is a vast amoun...
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Finding Quiet in the world of Nature Photography
November 23, 2020 - "Q" is for Quiet.
The year of 2020 certainly has created many opportunities for solitude, but I'm not sure you could sa...
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Photo Pills
November 16, 2020 - "P" is for Photo PIlls.
Photo Pills is an app that helps you plan photo shoots for your best results. I am not going to...
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Americas National Parks
November 02, 2020 - "N" is for National Parks. For me - there was no other choice for "N".
I love National Parks and have a goal of visitin...
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Photographing the Milky Way
October 26, 2020 - "M" is for Milky Way. Not the candy bar, but we are close enough to Halloween, I wouldn't blame you for going there... A...
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Autumn Leaves and Fall Foliage
October 19, 2020 - "L" is for Leaves.
This letter fell at the perfect time, along with the falling leaves! Autumn is officially here so I...
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Key Light
October 12, 2020 - "K" is for Key Light.
The key light is the first and typically most important light a photographer will use to light th...
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Juxtaposition in nature photography
October 05, 2020 - "J" is for juxtaposition.
Yeah, that's right, I'm pulling out the fancy college words! It was challenging to think of J...
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Hiking and Nature Photography
September 21, 2020 - "H" is for Hiking!
It pays to enjoy hiking if you are a nature photographer because your feet will get you to a lot mor...
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Guess where
September 14, 2020 - "G" is for guessing games. Can you guess where these photos were taken?
There are 3 photos from each location. Some are...
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Ethics in nature photography
August 31, 2020 - "E" is for Ethics.
Ethics is an interesting topic because defining what is right and wrong can be different for everyon...
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Dodging and burning
August 24, 2020 - "D" is for Dodging and Burning.
While post processing techniques are performed digitally today, these all started in a...
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Abstract photography
August 03, 2020 - It's been over a year since my last post - a rough year. Several things have contributed to it but mostly losing my cats...
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2019 Photography Calendar
November 19, 2018 - 2019 Calendar
My 2019 Nature Photography Calendar is out!
I have selected 12 images from a variety of scenic locations...
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How to: photographing waterfalls
October 02, 2018 - When I am planning a photography trip, I am always on the lookout for waterfalls. I don't care if they are short, tall,...
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What photography has taught me
September 18, 2018 - This is a simple blog post with photos to show what photography has taught me about the value of certain things in life.
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Arches rock!
September 04, 2018 - Arches rock! Get it? Yeah, I know I am a dork.
I have mentioned this in previous blogs, but there are certain natural a...
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Elements
June 20, 2018 - The recent volcanic eruptions of Kilauea in Hawaii got me thinking about the four elements that have been said to be ess...
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Top 12 hot spots for California wildflowers
April 02, 2018 - It's that time of year again: Wildflower season!
Here are a dozen great places to hunt for wildflowers in Northern Cali...
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How to: Forest photography
December 23, 2017 - Forest photography offers both challenges and opportunities throughout the seasons. Below are some tips for getting the...
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2018 Nature Photography Calendar
November 22, 2017 - I am excited to announce my first annual nature photography calendar!
2018 is right around the corner and what better w...
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High Dynamic Range
September 19, 2017 - High Dynamic Range
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Let's pretend you walk up on a sweet landscape, pull out your came...
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Double exposures
September 03, 2017 - I have been playing with double (and multiple) exposures lately and thought it would be fun to share a few. There are so...
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5 tips to better nature photography
June 28, 2017 - If you are actively pursuing nature photography, you know how challenging it can be. Your shooting schedule may be const...
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Lesser known Yosemite
May 24, 2017 - This blog post will be light on words.
I have been to Yosemite many times and photographed the iconic subjects over and...
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Northern California Wildflowers 2017
May 09, 2017 - The Southern California desert wildflower displays are dominating the internet these days but we have plenty of impressi...
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The best of Yosemite in 3 days
February 16, 2017 - If you are looking for a weekend road trip, Yosemite has it all: incredible views, hiking, wildlife, and more! I’ve been...
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Eastern Sierra Hotspots
January 31, 2017 - Highway 395, which runs through the Eastern Sierra, is one of my favorite stretches of road. There are so many places to...
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Compositional rules to improve your photos
December 29, 2016 - The modern camera equipment will do a lot for you. It will choose exposure, depth of field, shutter speed, white balance...
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Reflections
December 19, 2016 - As I was sorting through my stock of photos for a different post, I noticed I've captured a lot of reflections shots ove...
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Fun with a fish eye lens
November 13, 2016 - I had a fish eye lens years ago but had to sell it when I replaced my APS (cropped sensor) camera with a full frame sens...
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Where to go for fall colors
October 14, 2016 - It's that time of year again! Time to check out all the fall colors nature has to offer. There are many opportunities in...
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Night photography part three: Light painting
October 09, 2016 - If you have been following this blog post series, you have read about how to photograph the stars and Milky Way, and how...
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Night photography part two: Star trails
September 30, 2016 - "Ralph Waldo Emerson once asked what we would do if the stars only came out once every thousand years. No one would slee...
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Night photography part one: Starry skies and the Milky Way
September 20, 2016 - Have you ever wondered what it takes to capture night photos? I did at one point and found that reading articles helped...
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Chasing lights: a mild obsession photographing car lights
September 05, 2016 - I have a mild obsession with car lights right now. I am fascinated with how I can incorporate them into my compositions...
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2016 Perseids Meteor shower in Yosemite National Park
August 23, 2016 - I had one goal for this trip: manufacture one good shot of the Perseids Meteor shower. Anything else I got beyond that w...
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Using the sun burst effect to create dramatic photos
July 27, 2016 - Star effects in photography go by various names including: Sun stars, Star bursts, and Sun bursts. I tend to lean toward...
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Ten outstanding reasons to catch the next sunrise
July 05, 2016 - 1. You get to see colors like this.
You've got to love mother nature. She creates all these cool colors - every freakin...
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The end of an era
March 14, 2016 - It’s official. It is with great sadness that I announce my Subaru of 12 years will be going into retirement. I knew I wo...
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Where the wildflowers are - Top 10 locations for California wildflowers in 2016
February 24, 2016 - It's wildflower season! Our great state of California has a diverse landscape that contributes to a wide variety of wild...
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