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Get Ready For the Upcoming Annular Eclipse on May 20th

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Annular Eclipse / Photo by Abel Lopez (used under the CC-Attr 2.0 license)
Annular Eclipse / Photo by Abel Lopez (used under the CC-Attr 2.0 license)
Next month, on May 20th, there will be an annular solar eclipse, visible from parts of Asia, and the western United States.

An annular solar eclipse is not a “total” eclipse, so the moon will not completely block the Sun. Instead, the Sun will look like a very bright ring (also known as an “annulus”), like in the photo on the right (which was taken during the annular solar eclipse of October 3rd, 2005). [Read more…] about Get Ready For the Upcoming Annular Eclipse on May 20th

Join Our New Weekly Newsletter For More Great Photography Tips!

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Email NewsletterToday I’m excited to announce the new PhotoNaturalist Weekly Newsletter. This is a free email newsletter that will contain a list of great photography tips, sent out every Thursday night.

Every week, I read a ton of photography blogs, and come across many great tips and tutorials that I share on our Facebook and Twitter pages, so I think this email newsletter will be a great way to send out a summary of the links I share each week. [Read more…] about Join Our New Weekly Newsletter For More Great Photography Tips!

Learn About the Mighty Mississippi River In a New Documentary from Nat Geo WILD

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Photo Credit: © NGC / Whitney Beer-Kerr
This past weekend, I had an opportunity to watch a new mini-series from National Geographic: Wild Mississippi. I grew up just a few hours away from the Mississippi River, so it was nice to learn more about it.

The three part series will premiere on Nat Geo WILD this Sunday, February 12, at 8 PM ET.

Here’s a short summary of what you’ll learn in each episode: [Read more…] about Learn About the Mighty Mississippi River In a New Documentary from Nat Geo WILD

Amazing Photograph of the Earth

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Today, NASA released an incredible “blue marble” image of the Earth. It was created by combining a bunch of smaller photos to create one massive 64-megapixel image (8,000×8,000 pixels).

You can check out the full resolution image by clicking here.

Awesome. [Read more…] about Amazing Photograph of the Earth

Top 10 PhotoNaturalist Posts of 2011

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Photo by Steve Berardi
With 2011 coming to a close in about a week, I thought it’d be good to check out the top posts of the year. So, here they are:

  1. When NOT to Use Lens Stabilization
  2. The Perfect Tripod For a Hiking Photographer
  3. How to Fix a Washed Out Sky in Photoshop
  4. 5 Essential Tools For Closeup Photography
  5. 9 Tips For Photographing Perched Birds
  6. Keys To Getting Sharp Photos of Birds In Flight
  7. How To Make Your Camera Shoot Faster
  8. How Perspective Affects Your Photos
  9. How to Keep Your Camera Ready For Action
  10. How to Photograph Landscapes With The Moon

I hope you enjoyed all the articles at PhotoNaturalist this year! I’m looking forward to another great year of capturing natural light 🙂 [Read more…] about Top 10 PhotoNaturalist Posts of 2011

How To Get Started With Animal Tracking

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If you’re serious about wildlife photography, then it’s helpful to learn a little about animal tracking. Knowing where an animal typically hangs out or walks around can significantly increase your chances of being in the right place at the right time.

Learning how to accurately track animals can be a long process, but here are a few simple ways to get started: [Read more…] about How To Get Started With Animal Tracking