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A different kind of forest
March 12, 2024 - While the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona is one of the best places to see Organ Pipe Cacti, it is also h...
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Get Low
February 08, 2024 - Get Low: How Getting Low Will Improve Your Compositions
Text and photos by Heather Cline
There is an endless supply of...
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Top tips for photographing birds in flight
January 18, 2024 - Top Tips for photographing birds in flight
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Great Blue Heron, Effie Yeaw Nature Pres...
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Tips for taking better vacation photos
December 14, 2022 - Text and photos by Heather Cline
If you are one of the lucky people who are taking a winter holiday this season, you ar...
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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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Front and Center
June 22, 2022 - Front and Center: Breaking the Rule of Thirds
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Giraffe face, Tanzania
One of the mo...
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Portrait versus Landscape
June 08, 2022 - Battle of Orientation: Portrait vs. Landscape
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Great Blue Heron, Pebble Beach, Calif...
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Magnificent mushrooms
March 30, 2022 - Magnificent Mushrooms: A photographer’s approach
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Chicken of the woods, Redwoods N...
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Bold Black and White
March 16, 2022 - Bold Black and White: How to create dynamic black and white photos
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Twisted Tree, De...
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Creating contrast: silhouettes in nature
January 19, 2022 - Creating Contrast: Silhouettes in Nature
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Oak tree backlit in late afternoon
Silhou...
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Symmetry in nature photography
January 03, 2022 - Finding Balance: Symmetry in Nature Photography Text and photos by Heather Cline
The definition of symmetry varies ba...
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The power of lines
December 20, 2021 - Leading the way: The Power of Lines in Photography
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Worms eye view of trees, Lassen...
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Finding the image among the clutter
November 15, 2021 - Visual filtering: Finding the image among the clutter Text and photos by Heather Cline
Tree limb on Tenaya Lake, Yose...
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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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Creating compelling water images
May 31, 2021 - Magnificent Mushrooms: A photographer’s approach
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Chicken of the woods, Redwoods N...
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Tips for Wildflower Photography
March 22, 2021 - Here are my top tips for Wildflower Photography.
Before you go:
Research different locations. Not sure where to go? Ch...
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Introduction to Shutter Speed
December 07, 2020 - "S" is for Shutter Speed.
What is Shutter Speed? Shutter speed is a measure of how long the shutter is open when you ta...
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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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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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Black and White Photography
August 10, 2020 - If you read my last post, you'll understand the next sentence. "B" is for Black and White.
When I started in the wonder...
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A sense of place: travel photography
March 17, 2019 - If you enjoy taking pictures of places you travel to and want to build your skills and knowledge to improve the outcomes...
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Simplify - the value of simplicity in photography
February 26, 2019 - The pursuit of most nature photographers is to convey a message or an emotion using composition, light, colors, subject...
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Background check
August 04, 2018 - Taking a great picture requires more than just pointing and shooting. You have to think about composition, lighting, exp...
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One shot five ways: pulling more images out of a subject
May 07, 2018 - I stumbled across this juniper tree 8 years ago while visiting Joshua Tree National Park for the first time. I was immed...
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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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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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How To: Focal lengths and when to use each
July 17, 2016 - Chances are, if you own a camera, you have more than one lens or a zoom lens that covers various focal lengths. There ar...
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