Text copyright E.J. Peiker, all rights reserved.

Even though I have considered myself fairly capable in Adobe Photoshop for a long time, I jumped at the chance to comment on the new book, Photoshop CS4 for Nature Photoraphers: A Workshop in a Book, by Ellen Anon and Josh Anon.

Text and images copyright Tim Grey, all rights reserved.

Sharpening continues to be one of those topics that photographers seem to struggle with the most. It is certainly a subject that attracts a considerable number of questions in my Digital Darkroom Questions email newsletter (www.timgrey.com/ddq/), and one that inspires considerable debate. In an effort to address these concerns, I’ll present a series of articles on sharpening here at NatureScapes.Net.

Text and images copyright Greg Downing, all rights reserved

We just finished our very first NSN Photography Series event at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, and I must say it was a huge success!

Snow Geese and Sandhill Cranes, EOS 5D, 70-200 @ 200mm, 1/80 @ f7.1, ISO 250

Our keynote dinner and classroom instruction were held at the Macey Center for Performing Arts at New Mexico Tech in Socorro, New Mexico. Many of our NSN staff were on hand: yours truly, Greg Downing, E.J. Peiker, Chris Klapheke, Royce Howland and NSN's Event Coordinator, Erin Masters. Our special guest and keynote speaker was Rick Sammon, Canon Explorer of Light and renowned photographer.

Blastoff at Bosque del Apache - Must Know Info for Wildlife Photographers

Text and images copyright Rick Sammon, all rights reserved.

“Amazing!” “Stunning!” “Breathtaking!” “Awesome!” “Freezing!!”

These were some of the comments that were shared at the two sunrise shoots during NatureScapes’ first annual event this past December in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. The site, around 80 miles from Albuquerque, is situated at an elevation about 4,500 feet above sea level.

The “freezing” comment referred to the temperature: 21° F. The other comments referred to the sight before our eyes: thousands of Snow Geese “blasting off,” silhouetted against a spectacular sunrise. As an added attraction, hundreds of Sandhill Cranes swooped over our heads, some flying solo, some flying in formation – eventually landing in nearby shallow pools of water, posing for wildlife photographers with a special love for birds.