nature Photography
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Japan: Part Four — Eagles
Every winter some very special guests from Russia visit the island of Hokkaido, Japan — magnificent sea eagles. These gigantic birds migrate south from Siberia to spend their winters in a
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Japan: Part Two — Whooper Swans
After several days of photographing and observing the fascinating Snow Monkeys on Japan’s mainland, which I wrote about in the first part of this blog series, our small band of photographers
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Japan: Part One — Snow Monkeys
I can’t tell you exactly what I was thinking at the time when I decided to sign up to go on a wildlife tour of Japan. My brother, Tom Hamilton, also a nature photographer, suggested
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Moonrise Over Half Dome — Tips for Photographing the Full Moon
If you read my blog yesterday, I featured a photo that I had taken at sunset in Yosemite facing West. The image featured in this blog is the one that
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Sunset Clouds Over the Sierras
I had arrived to this spot just above Yosemite Valley to shoot a much different scene than the one I present here. To the East, the moon was rising over
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Winter Compositions, Part 4 — Reflections and Yosemite’s Unique Light
Yosemite National Park’s iconic landmarks — Half Dome, El Capitan, the grand waterfalls — are most frequently the main subject of photographs, and for good reason. They are dramatic, photogenic
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Winter Compositions, Part 3 — Finding Scenes in a Quiet Landscape
Landscape photographers love drama. Dramatic light. Dramatic skies. Dramatic color. All of which are usually coupled with the arrival or departure of a weather system. But what do we do
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2013: A Year of Photography
This is the time of year when we take stock of where we’ve been, count our blessings, and renew our commitments. I am grateful to have spent another year pursuing
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Horsetail Falls in Yosemite Valley
I am blessed to live fairly close to my favorite National Park, Yosemite, and I manage to get up there fairly often to shoot, climb and hike. This year, I
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2012: A Year of Photography
Reflecting back on 2012 as viewed through my camera lens, I’ve collected together what I consider to be my best shots of the year. But I would like to know
