Cooper's Hawk - Alan Murphy

"I set up this perch in the path of Raptor migration hoping to get something to land. I added the red vine to the perch for added interest and set up my gear under a throw over quick camo. It did not take long before this juvenile Cooper's Hawk landed in nice morning light."

Equipment Used: Nikon D2Xs, 600 MM lens, ISO 250, f7, 1/750, -0.3EV. October. Cape May, NJ.

With our second Bosque del Apache Event just a little over a month away time is running out to register.

Greg Downing, Tim Grey and Deb Sandidge will host 6 field workshops and present 6 classroom sessions during this two-day event. We have some space for the opening dinner and Keynote address with Tim Grey on Friday night, as well as the Saturday and Sunday "classroom" sessions but many of the field workshops are sold out and others with just one or two spaces. The after-event 3-day workshop with Greg Downing is also sold out. Check the main event page to see what's available!

Experience some of the richest wildlife areas in Tanzania during peak migration! Witness wildebeest calving, vast landscapes, zebra herds, big cats and more all while enjoying your own spacious row of seats in the ultimate modified safari vehicle.

With a maximum of 5 photographers and luxury hand-picked accommodations so sought after that they need to be reserved more than a year in advance, you also won't find a better value. Smaller groups often allow you to closer to wildlife, avoid fighting for the "best spot" and allow you to experience all that Tanzania has to offer in an intimate setting conducive to photography and low-pressure learning.

Nothing has been spared here - this IS the ULTIMATE Tanzania photo safari. Sign up now! Call or email us to reserve your spot!

The Florida Everglades
by Fabiola Forns

River of Grass: Once named the River of Grass by conservationist Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, the Florida Everglades is a place like no other in our world. The Everglades is a mosaic of sawgrass marshes, pine rockland forests, tropical hardwood hammocks, mangrove swamps and coastal estuaries. It is the largest wetlands in the Western Hemisphere, and offers an extensive variety of beautiful habitat that is both wet and dry, wild and developed.

The Everglades includes four million acres, extending from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay and spanning the east and west coasts of the state. It contains several National Parks, Everglades National Park being the most popular. For many, it is the natural diversity of this beautiful land that is so appealing.

The history and development of the Everglades is well documented and can be easily found online by visiting the park's website, but spectacular beauty of the land must be seen to be truly appreciated. Here you will find immense grass prairies that paint a sea of yellow in the wind, red sunsets and dwarf forests, foggy chilly winter mornings, and the moon peeking from behind a thin cloud in a midnight-blue sky pierced with stars. Wildlife is abundant. Alligators move smoothly in the sloughs, undulating their bodies slowly, only their eyes visible above the surface of the water, as turtles sun themselves on partially submerged logs covered in algae. Long-winged Zebra butterflies flutter incessantly, Ospreys call, and Anhinga chicks chirp. Read full article >

Long Lens Landscapes
by Bret Edge

Pick up most any coffee table book featuring landscape photography and you'll likely be confronted with image after image of sweeping vistas and vast panoramas. Most of the images are probably photographed using a wide angle to moderate focal length lens. What you won't see are a bunch of photos created with a telephoto lens. Read full article >

Clik Elite Camera Capsule Product Review
by Kari Post

Any seasoned backcountry enthusiast knows that a well organized pack is key to a successful trip into the wilderness. Backpackers organize gear into stuff sacks, pouches, and pockets to make packing a precise process and items easier to find as they are needed. It seems that Clik Elite, the company that makes performance packs for adventure photographers, took this tip from the backpacking world... Read full article >

FROM THE ARCHIVES:
Unsharp Mask Unveiled
by Tim Grey

What is Sharpening? When defining what sharpening is, I think it might be even more important to define what it isn't. Sharpening your images won't make up for an image that was captured out of focus or was blurred by camera or subject movement during the exposure. Sure, you can help mitigate such problems, but the results will never be as good as capturing a tack-sharp image in the first place. Read full article >

Deer Vehicle Crash and Grill Guards
"Photographers often travel by vehicle in the predawn hours to reach a destination to catch the morning light. Similarly, hours are often spent driving back from a shoot after dusk. Both of these periods are prime windows for wildlife movement, particularly deer. Add low visibility at dawn and dusk and the stage is set for a meeting with: steering wheel airbag, local police, your insurance agent, body repair shops, insurance company adjuster, etc. I became..." Read topic >

Nikon 500 or 600mmVR?
"I am close to pulling the trigger on a super tele lens. I shoot a range of wildlife, including birds, using a D300. My longest lens currently is a 200-400mmVR, and I often find myself adding a TC to this lens. I am trying to decide between a 500VR and 600VR. The size and weight of the 600 are a little concerning, but I don't ever see owning both so I need to make a choice. My bias is to go with the 600, since I see a lot of folks end up shooting the 600 with a..." Read topic >

Wacom Tablets
"For those who use them do you feel they are worth the investment and if so what size do you find best? Any tips?"
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With all that we have going on at NSN these days we got busy and let ourselves get behind on the Images of the Week selections - you'll find them up to date now! Below are the images of the week for just last week. See all images of the week here and see if your image has been featured! >

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