Indholdsfortegnelse for January/February 2022 i Outdoor Photographer

Captured In Ice Tips for photographing methane bubbles, one of winter’s most captivating phenomena. By Meghan J. Ward / Photography By Paul Zizka On Landscape William Neill’s column on the fine art of landscape photography explores thoughtful approaches to composition and creativity. Assignments Share your best shots in our weekly “Assignments” photo challenges. Submit images that fit the week’s theme—you may be our next Assignment winner. Tip Of The Week Available on our website—or delivered directly to your inbox—our “Tip of the Week” provides shooting and processing techniques to sharpen your photography skills. Sign up today. Connect With Us Get the latest news and be inspired by great photos from the Outdoor Photographer community. Newsletter Subscribe today for updates on the latest features, how-to articles and photography news. http://outdoorphotographer.com/newsletter/…

Pop Goes The Weasel By Dawn Wilson “I was in my usual area in northern Colorado to photograph greater sage grouse in early spring. The morning had been a success with a fresh snowfall, so I decided to see what other photo opportunities existed nearby. As I drove along a dirt road and photographed Wyoming ground squirrels, I caught a quick movement out of the corner of my eye. I turned around and saw this weasel staring at me from one of the ground squirrel holes. Thankfully, I was already at a low angle, so I didn’t startle the weasel with a sudden movement. The weasel stayed unusually still for a few minutes before darting across the road, ducking into other ground squirrel holes and popping back out at this…

Covering 275 square miles of the Chihuahuan Desert in southern New Mexico, White Sands is the largest gypsum dune field on the planet. Designated on December 20, 2019, White Sands National Park incorporates about 41 percent of the dune field, with White Sands Missile Range encompassing the remainder. Runoff from the surrounding mountains transported dissolved gypsum into the Tularosa Basin, where gypsum crystals grew in mass quantities. Over time, the crystals weathered into sand-size grains and were deposited by the prevailing southwest winds to form the snow-white dune field. Perhaps more impressive than its geomorphological history is the park’s archeological history. Human footprints were recently found in White Sands National Park that date back to 23,000 years, suggesting humans lived in the Americas several thousand years earlier than previously thought.…

Last year was a significant one for camera technology, with Canon, Nikon and Sony all introducing new flagship models that set new benchmarks, especially in terms of continuous shooting speeds and autofocus sophistication. These capabilities are especially advantageous for fast action photography like wildlife and sports, so in this issue featuring those topics, we’re excited to bring you a field test of the Canon EOS R3, the company’s newest professional camera. Keith Ladzinski was among a select few photographers granted early access to the camera before its official release. “I put the EOS R3 through an obstacle course of low light, thick branches, busy backgrounds and as many fast subjects as I could find,” Ladzinski says. As you’ll see, he created some spectacular photographs on safari in Botswana with the…

NIKON Z 9 REVEALED Nikon officially unveiled the Z 9, a new full-frame flagship for its mirrorless Z system. The Nikon Z 9 doesn’t disappoint in terms of specs and offers clear advantages for pros and serious photographers over the Z 7II, the company’s previous top performance full-frame model. Built upon a new Nikon-designed and -developed 45.7-megapixel stacked CMOS sensor and a new EXPEED 7 processor, the Nikon Z 9 can capture RAW format images at the full resolution of the camera at up to 20 fps with a buffer of 1,000 frames in a burst. For even faster shooting rates, you can opt for full-resolution JPEGs at up to 30 fps or 11-megapixel JPEGs at a blistering 120 fps with continuous AF/AE. The camera completely omits a mechanical shutter,…

Location The Pemigewasset Wilderness lies in the heart of New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest near the towns of Lincoln and Franconia. Affectionately called the “Pemi,” the wilderness area is New Hampshire’s largest at 45,000 acres and boasts nearly 60 miles of maintained hiking trails and rugged alpine views formed by glaciers. Perhaps New Hampshire’s most beautiful and wild area, the vast forest was almost destroyed by clear-cut logging practices between 1880 and 1940 and a 10-day wildfire in 1907. The terrain has rebounded remarkably and was officially designated as a wilderness area in 1984. Designated wilderness areas have specific restrictions, so make sure you’re familiar with those to help ensure these places stay wild and pristine. Weather While summer conditions can be mild, winter weather in the White Mountains…

Creating great ski imagery can be a challenge. The conditions have to align, the athlete has to perform perfectly and we as photographers have to make dozens of decisions each time we compose a shot. The amount of effort that goes into crafting compelling images that capture the adventure of skiing can seem overwhelming, but that’s what makes it so rewarding when everything comes together. I’ve been skiing for over 20 years, which has allowed me ample time to learn the ins and outs of the sport and transition into photographing it. My ski photography has been featured in publications like Ski Journal, Freeskier, and Adventure Journal, and I’ve had the opportunity to shoot commercially for multiple ski brands. Even after years of practice, I still feel like I’m picking…

There are few things more painful to a photographer than missing a shot. We’ve all been there. You missed focus, you left your camera set in manual on all the wrong settings, your timing was off or you just plain blew it. It happens, but there’s nothing worse than when it’s camera error. I’ve been shooting with mirrorless cameras since 2013, dating back to the Sony NEX-3. Clearly, a lot has changed since then, but until recently, major advancements in autofocus have been slower to arrive than increased resolution or high ISO capabilities. For sports and wildlife photographers, a responsive AF system is critical—you’re working in situations where getting another take is usually out of the question. This was certainly the case for me during a recent trip to Botswana,…

Have you ever wanted to shoot winter landscapes in more remote, less-visited areas of the wilderness but been unwilling or unqualified to commit to a full-on winter camping expedition? Don’t want to get up in the middle of the night and snowshoe miles to your shot before the sun comes up? The solution may be a winter hut trip. While many photographers enjoy getting away from the road and into the backcountry during the summer months, most photographers pack up and head for home once the snow starts to fall. That’s a missed opportunity—the winter offers some of the best shooting conditions of the year. Imagine climbing out of your warm sleeping bag in a wood fire-heated cabin, putting on your boots and stepping outside to shoot winter landscapes with…

I Spy “My daughter and I attended a polar bear tour out of Churchill, Manitoba,” explains Bob Faucher. “Our group rented one of the famous Tundra Buggies on this day. Around midday, we spotted this mother and her cubs foraging on the tundra. The mother caught the scent of food wafting out the open windows of our buggy and cautiously approached. She then allowed the cubs to approach the buggy. When it became clear that they weren’t going to be fed—it’s strictly forbidden to feed the bears—she began to escort the cubs away. “Their exit path crossed over the foreground berm, and there they settled down. Occasionally, they’d peek up to keep an eye on us. They most frequently peeked up individually or sometimes in pairs, so it took a…