Review: The Lightning Trigger
Lightning across the Painted Desert. © Joe Decker, created during an artist residency at Petrified Forest National Park In my last installment, I discussed some of the joys and challenges of...
View ArticleFun with Sunstars
Sunstar Detail One of the stranger and more interesting artifacts you’re likely to come across in photographing nature is the sunstar. You’ve probably seen the effect, or one like it, where bright...
View ArticlePhotographing Cacti and Desert Succulents
Saguaro Silhouette. Nice idea, but this particular shot wasn't a "keeper" because of wind movement. Pity! (In my three-part introduction to photographing Death Valley (part 2, part 3), I noted that I...
View ArticleThe Tuesday Composition: Visual Echoes
Backlit Foliage. North Falls If you like this article, you can now get the book! Joe has expanded the “Tuesday Composition” series into an inspiring new ebook on composition, especially for nature...
View ArticleThe Tuesday Composition: Repetition
Salt Polygons at Sunrise, Death Valley If you like this article, you can now get the book! Joe has expanded the “Tuesday Composition” series into an inspiring new ebook on composition, especially for...
View ArticleThe Tuesday Composition: Just Move!
If you like this article, you can now get the book! Joe has expanded the “Tuesday Composition” series into an inspiring new ebook on composition, especially for nature photography. Check it out: The...
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