Want to try out some cool new effects while photographing fireworks this New Year’s? Photographer David Johnson shows us what can happen when you manually adjust your focus while capturing fireworks: Johnson shot this image by setting his shutter speed to 1-2 seconds and adjusting the manual focus/zoom while the firework exploded. He waited until […]
What a great example of a perfectly timed photograph! During an outing to Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur, California, photographer Senthil Balakrishnan caught the sunset at the precise moment it passed by this opening in a rock, creating a superb frame within a frame: To capture this beauty, Balakrishnan used a Nikon D5100 with 18-55mm lens […]
Sunsets are always magnificent if captured properly. But when you capture one with something that you don’t see every day, like these Moeraki Boulders in New Zealand, it takes it to another level: Besides the unique rock formations and the magnificent sunset, good post processing and a camera with decent dynamic range were required to […]
Moscow based photographer Denis Murin was fortunate enough to have had his camera in tow when he witnessed this striking scene. This image features Russia’s Ostankino Tower, a 540 meter telecommunication center that dwarfs the city’s high rise apartments. Brightly lit, it serves as a sturdy neon beacon in the face of an ominous thunderstorm: Murin was able to […]
Lions are known as “the King of the Jungle” for a reason. Between their bodies, strength and behavior—everything about them is majestic. But even these majestic beasts have to surrender to the whims of their biology. White lions are the result of an extremely rare color mutation specific to South African lions. Regarded to be […]
Anyone who’s visited the American Pacific Northwest can attest to the beauty of the Cascade Mountains. In a stunning pair of images, photographer Steve Schwindt proves that the majesty and grandeur of the landscape ceases to disappear once the sun sets below the horizon: Using a Canon 5D Mark II equipped with a Rokinin 24mm lens, Schwindt seized the beauty of […]
It’s very rare that you arrive at a location and find the perfect conditions. Landscape photographers usually spend hours, if not days, waiting for exactly the right light, weather and cloud patterns. But if you are lucky enough, you don’t need to waste time to take a mind-blowing landscape photo. Take for instance the following […]
Have you ever thought you’d seen a shooting star and later realized that what you saw was the International Space Station? It happens more than you might think. Experienced astrophotographers are usually able to tell the difference and can pinpoint what sets the ISS flight pattern apart from a shooting star. As you can see […]
If you’ve ever been to Dead Horse Point State Park, you’ll understand why it’s home to some of Utah’s most spectacular landscapes. The view from Dead Horse Point is something you’ll always remember. In fact, it’s one of the most photographed vistas in the world. Towering some 2,000 feet above the Colorado River, the overlook […]
Creative photographers can take the meaning of a self-portrait to a whole new level. For them, it’s not just about taking a photo. Creative photos are a class all their own. Take for instance the following self-portrait by photographer Gustavo Perez. He’s surely set a gold standard for self-portraits with this image: The image is […]
