Check out my article just published in on-line magazine Nature TTL on how to photograph birds in your own backyard
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Photo Technique
Campervan First Camping Trip
Finally I get to take my new camper van conversion on its first camping trip. We go to the Queets Rainforest in Olympic National Park to test all of our […]
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Winter Songbird Photo Shoot
Nice early-morning light after our first snowfall of the season provided a great opportunity for a winter songbird photo shoot. With about 6 inches of snow on the ground, I […]
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Photographing Songbirds Foraging on Frosty Autumn Leaves [Video]
I’m back in the backyard photographing songbirds again, this time while they are foraging on frosty autumn leaves. I raked a pile of fallen leaves from under my Japanese maple […]
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A Guide to Successful Backyard Songbird Photography [Video]
Backyard songbird photography: This how-to article covers setting up your own backyard bird photo studio, equipment and equipment settings.
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Spray Park Wildflower Photo Shoot – Mount Rainier National Park [Video]
Join me on a quick backpacking trip up to Spray Park in the northwest corner of Mount Rainier National Park to photograph Mount Rainier reflected in tranquil ponds. The wildflower […]
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Skagit Island Sea Kayak Camping [Video]
Join me for an overnight sea kayaking paddle to little Skagit Island. We photograph the beautiful Pacific madrone trees (Arbutus menziesii) that grow along its rocky shoreline. We load the […]
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Solar Charging Your Wilderness Photography Expedition – Part 2 [Video]
Introduction – Part 2 Going on a multi-week wilderness photography expedition in the wild with no place to recharge your batteries? In this blog series, we investigate solar charging your […]
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Solar Charging Your Wilderness Photography Expedition – Part 1 [Video]
Introduction – Part 1 Going on a multi-week wilderness photography expedition in the wild with no place to recharge your batteries? In this blog series, we investigate solar charging your […]
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More Backyard Songbird Photography [Video]
With the COVID-19 lock-down keeping me home, and a red flowering currant bush in full bloom in the back yard, today was a perfect day for some backyard songbird photography. […]
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Photographing Backyard Songbirds from Photo Blind
I have been having fun this winter shooting backyard songbirds from my new photo blind. The pop-up photo blind sets up in less than 2 minutes and allows me to […]
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Exploring Fort Worden Bunkers with the Fujifilm X100T
With its industry-unique X-Trans sensor promising super-sharp images, I though the old abandoned bunkers of Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend would make a great testing ground for my […]
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10 Simple Steps to Sharper Photographs
Looking for more sharpness in your photos? Here are 10 Simple Steps to Sharper Photographs I recently published for the travel website Matador Network.
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Home Turf Advantage
Where is the best place to focus your travel photographic energies, exotic locals or near your home? Carsten Krieger’s article Theme and Variations on Digital Photography Review got me thinking […]
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Map Addiction
After confessing my addiction to camera bags, I have yet one more thing to fess up to: I’m also addicted to maps. I spent last May traveling through Ireland and […]
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Camera Bags Part 1: The Addiction
Hi … my name is Brad, and I am a camera bag addict. No less than 16 camera bags are loosely stacked in my closet, accumulated over the last 18 […]
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Camera Bags Part 2: Think Tank SpeedRacer for Travel and Everyday Shooting
The Think Tank SpeedRacer is my favorite camera bag at the moment. My basic SLR camera kit calls this bag home probably 90% of the time. The SpeedRacer is my […]
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Camera Bags Part 3: Lowepro Photo Trekker AW for Nature Photography
The Lowepro Photo Trekker AW is my bag of choice for “serious” nature photography, when I want to be ready for anything with a lot of gear. I also have […]
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