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Buffalo National River and NW Arkansas
This morning was terrible fog so I decided to hike up the river. My focus is slowly turning to other subjects as the rut winds down. I will continue to take elk photos, but I am mixing it up now. Also, this is the Christmas season and I need to work on my prints, displays and all that. (yuk)
We are at the end of fall color too, but there are great pockets of color here and there. I hiked up the river today to get some up close elk shots, but no crossings occurred. I pretty much only chase exceptional elk photos any more unless there is just an extraordinary animal in the field or a fight. My goals are set for elk landscapes. I like the picture above and I think I may print it as a 12x36 to sell.
Lately I have been working on landscapes, with an emphasis on HDR, high dynamic range photography. I believe no photo is literal, and what an artist goes for is plausibility and the emotional feeling that one feels when viewing a natural scene. Most nature photographers love the wild. I think we need to express those feelings in our work.
Today had a couple of odd moments. After digging through the cane line I sat my equipment up on a good perch to get a river crossing that never happened. Apparently along the way I picked up a walking stick on my camo cap. After sitting a while, it kind of peaked over the brim at me. A nice critter, this guy was about 4 inches long with a heavy body. Since the elk didn't come to me, I went to them for the picture above. After that it was a slow walk down the river for landscapes, most of them triple exposures for HDRs. A couple of examples are below.
Over the next couple of weeks I will be working on some tutorial entries and expanding my guide to local photo destinations.
We are at the end of fall color too, but there are great pockets of color here and there. I hiked up the river today to get some up close elk shots, but no crossings occurred. I pretty much only chase exceptional elk photos any more unless there is just an extraordinary animal in the field or a fight. My goals are set for elk landscapes. I like the picture above and I think I may print it as a 12x36 to sell.
Lately I have been working on landscapes, with an emphasis on HDR, high dynamic range photography. I believe no photo is literal, and what an artist goes for is plausibility and the emotional feeling that one feels when viewing a natural scene. Most nature photographers love the wild. I think we need to express those feelings in our work.
Today had a couple of odd moments. After digging through the cane line I sat my equipment up on a good perch to get a river crossing that never happened. Apparently along the way I picked up a walking stick on my camo cap. After sitting a while, it kind of peaked over the brim at me. A nice critter, this guy was about 4 inches long with a heavy body. Since the elk didn't come to me, I went to them for the picture above. After that it was a slow walk down the river for landscapes, most of them triple exposures for HDRs. A couple of examples are below.
Over the next couple of weeks I will be working on some tutorial entries and expanding my guide to local photo destinations.
Boxley Valley Update -- 11/03/08
Sunrise color along Buffalo National River
Backlit Fall Color at Big Hollow Sunrise
Fall Color at Pruit Access, Buffalo River
Walking Stick on My Hat