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Photographing the Unexpected
August 07, 2025 - Hidden Gems: Photographing the Unexpected Landscape
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Round shaped concretions, Bow...
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Lake Manly Panorama
April 16, 2024 - In years with a good amount of rain, the area known as Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park will temporarily tra...
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Rusty gold
September 27, 2021 - Rusty gold: finding beauty in unexpected places
Text and photos by Heather Cline
I have always leaned more towards nat...
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Location profile: Death Valley
June 21, 2021 - Death Valley National Park has become one of my favorite national parks over the past 15 years. I remember the first tim...
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When life gives you lemons
June 14, 2021 - When life gives you lemons... take a picture!
This post is a continuation of my series on color, and you guessed it, th...
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Color me Orange
May 17, 2021 - This is my second blog post in a series on the use of color in photographs. Since we could all use a little happiness, I...
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White balance for photography
March 01, 2021 - White balance is an important factor in the creation of a compelling image, even though it doesn't receive the same atte...
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Tripod tips
February 01, 2021 - To tripod or not to tripod. That is the question.
When I started learning photography, one of the first things I rememb...
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Xeric environments
January 11, 2021 - "X" is for Xeric.
According to the Webster dictionary, In 1926 a group of botanists proposed using the term xeric (deri...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Slot canyons
July 22, 2018 - Like most photographers, there are certain natural features that attract my attention more than others. Slot canyons are...
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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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Scouting in the valley of death
February 03, 2018 - I traveled to Death Valley recently and thought I'd share my experience when I am scouting shots. Scouting is built into...
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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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Tripping on the cheap
May 01, 2017 - I don’t usually write my trip reports like this one but I thought it might be interesting to share what my typical photo...
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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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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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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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Seeing images in black and white
August 14, 2016 - I learned photography using black and white film. This was in the days before digital and I'm really grateful that my ph...
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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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Death Valley Adventure
December 25, 2015 - My latest trip was to Death Valley. I planned this trip to photograph the Geminids Meteor Shower. I made my first attemp...
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