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Wildlife of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
September 04, 2025 - Fur, Scales, and Feathers: A Wildlife Journey Through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Text and photos by Heather Cl...
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Back to basics: Nature Photography
May 08, 2025 - Back to basics: Nature Photography
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Juvenile Antelope Squirrel, Carrizo Plains Natio...
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Glorious Green
March 17, 2025 - Glorious Green: The Most Abundant Color In Nature
Text and photos by Heather Cline
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I th...
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Another planet on Earth
January 29, 2025 - This is Ocotillo Wells SVRA area, near San Diego in southern California. I travelled here looking for wildflowers and th...
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Light It Up
January 07, 2025 - This is the White Domes Road inside Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. This is probably the most scenic drive within the...
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Cottonball Basin
October 29, 2024 - Death Valley is a vast and amazing park with features unique to this climate and region. Salt flats are prominent in the...
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Supermodel of the desert
July 02, 2024 - Look at how beautifully this Zebra-tailed lizard color coordinated with his backdrop! These are quite common in southern...
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Let's put our heads together
June 25, 2024 - This pair of juvenile Peninsular Desert Bighorn Sheep were practicing their sparing skills. They were among a large 'ewe...
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Rock Hopper
April 23, 2024 - This young male Bighorn Sheep was on fire shortly after sunrise - running and jumping effortlessly from rock to rock on...
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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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California Desert Sunrise
April 09, 2024 - Water is the key to life in the desert, including the wildflowers that grow there. This is just one area within the 948...
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Where's Waldo and other hidden critters
September 27, 2023 - Where's Waldo and other hidden critters
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Several years ago, I posted this same topic...
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Location Profile: Alabama Hills
October 26, 2022 - Location Profile: Alabama Hills Text and photos by Heather Cline
Alabama Hills may be best known as a filming location...
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Species highlight: Bighorn Sheep
October 19, 2022 - Species Highlight: Bighorn Sheep
Text and photos by Heather Cline
The Bighorn sheep is recognized as one species, with...
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5 Tips for dynamic vertical landscapes
September 21, 2022 - 5 Tips for Dynamic Vertical Landscapes
Text and photos by Heather Cline
American River at sunrise
Landscapes are on...
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Location Profile: Joshua Tree National Park
June 15, 2022 - Location Profile: Joshua Tree National Park Text and photos by Heather Cline
Joshua Tree Silhouette
Joshua Tree is o...
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Temporary themes in nature
May 11, 2022 - Capturing the moment: Temporary Themes in Nature
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Moose at local pond, Flaming Gorge...
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Location profile: Anza Borrego
April 06, 2022 - Location profile: Anza Borrego State Park
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Agave, Anza Borrego State Park
Anza Borr...
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Alien Landscapes
February 02, 2022 - Alien Landscapes: No space shuttle required
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Have you ever visited some place that mad...
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Fly Geyser
October 11, 2021 - Geothermal Grandeur in the Nevada Desert: Fly Geyser
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Fly Geyser at sunset
Fly Geys...
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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: Bisti Badlands
September 20, 2021 - Location Profile: Bisti Badlands Text and photos by Heather Cline
The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness area covers 45,000 acr...
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Fifty shades of purple
September 13, 2021 - Fifty shades of purple: a rare and special color Text and Photos by Heather Cline
Iris
This is my sixth and final arti...
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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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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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Location profile: Little Wildhorse Slot Canyon
May 10, 2021 - I visited Little Wild horse Slot Canyon as an add on to a planned trip to Goblin Valley State Park in Utah. If you are n...
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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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Natures panoramas
March 08, 2021 - What is a panorama?
Panoramas are composite images of two or more photos that have been stitched together.
They can be...
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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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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 1
February 08, 2021 - If you are interested in nature photography, you have, or eventually will have deal with "bad weather" while shooting. I...
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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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Underrated locations
December 21, 2020 - "U" stands for underrated.
There are the locations that get all the attention, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon......
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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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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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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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Focus Stacking
September 07, 2020 - "F" is for Focus Stacking.
When you are shooting a landscape, you generally want everything from the front of your imag...
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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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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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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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Behind the shot: The Pumpkin Patch
May 20, 2018 - From time to time, I like to post information about places I have been to shoot, especially if getting there isn't terri...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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About the light: types of lighting in nature photography
December 08, 2016 - One of the key ingredients to create an excellent photograph is light. There are many types of light, each resulting in...
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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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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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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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