With the way things are, I’m unlikely to go on a hiking photography trip anytime soon. The last thing I want is to be on a train for 2+ hours with someone sitting next to me in the middle of a pandemic. On top of that, hiking has become way more popular. One of my…
I haven’t had a chance to get into the kind of waterfall photography of my dreams. Hudson Valley and upstate NY have the tall waterfalls I’ve been chasing but I can’t reach them without a car. That doesn’t mean I can’t practice on smaller, local ones. When you have running water, it’s super tempting to…
My quest to capture nice photos of nature often sends me to the same locations. That’s the magic of nature photography. You can visit the same location repeatedly and take different photos of one subject. A beautiful boathouse sits on a lake at one of my favorite photography spots. This boathouse does almost everything except…
You can kind of predict whether or not you’ll have a good sunrise and sunset. Complete overcast isn’t good. Clear days aren’t either. You may get some nice golden light on nature, though. But, the best condition is a partially cloudy sky. Can you do something similar to capture foggy landscape photos? Ever since I…
Even small rays of light can shine out of the darkness. This year was a mess but despite that, I was able to take some of my best nature photos. I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s happy to see the end of 2020. I’ve lost so many family members and close friends. Most…
Technically, today, the 21st, is the first day of winter. This means, a snowstorm hit NY at the tail end of fall. I’m not complaining. I got to take some amazing winter photos before everything shuts down again. I used to like snow as a kid, for obvious reasons. No school. Then, I went to…
You’ve searched Google for a hiking trail near you. You’re looking for something you can do in one day. Depending on where you live, you may come across a few city parks or maybe some mountain trails. New York is interesting. When most people think of it, they may picture tall buildings, a boisterous city…
Nature photography often leads to paths that have me shaking my fist at faceless trail makers going “really, really.” Sounds like a fantasy story. Let’s put that aside for later. For obvious reasons, the summit is never at the end of a flat path. I’ve taken the above trail a handful of times and it…
Nature hiking is rarely getting up in the morning and deciding you want to go on the trail that day. You can do that. But, there’s a good chance you’ll leave something behind. And, you may encounter something unexpected on the trail. You should prepare the day before. Check the Weather I made the mistake…
Landscape photography may turn me into a morning person. The mountain had some beautiful conditions over the weekend. I missed them because I was on the trail too late. In the last post, I said to hike late or early to capture the best scenes. Got proof of that on Saturday. Cloudy skies got me hoping…
