Tag: tree canopy

• Selecting the Shot. . .

  Spring has sprung in parts of the world, and the flowers are coming forth. Often times, locations are crowded with people when the light is best for shooting. In the Puget Sound area, spring means cherry blossoms on the University of Washington campus, the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, and Washington Park Arboretum. Every season has […]

  karenulvestad

  March 24, 2014

  Instruction, Location

  cherry blossoms, color, locations, Photography, photography tips, photography workshop, skagit valley tulip festival, time of day, tree canopy, Washington Park Arboretum, workshop

• Photographing Winter

  Winter is a magical time to photograph the natural world. The world is changed with the white of snow or frost. Trees become dormant for the season, and visually become lines in the composition. The temperatures drop below freezing, and it is a different environment for operating a camera. Exposure changes to reflect white. Below […]

  karenulvestad

  February 6, 2013

  Instruction, Tips

  battery longevity, Birds, camera tips, color, exposure, horfrost, landscape, landscape photography, light, light and color, lighting, nature, outdoors, Photography, photography instruction, photography tips, photography workshop, snow, travel, tree canopy, weather, winter

• Photographing Fall Colors. . .

  One of my favorite times of the year for photography is coming up.  In the fall, the leaves on the trees turn vibrant yellows, oranges, reds and sometimes purple.  Each region has its own timing for the fall foliage.  Ours is anytime between late September to mid-November.  It all depends on the amount of rain, […]

  karenulvestad

  September 10, 2012

  Instruction, Tips

  arts, color, dynamic colors, exposure, landscape, landscape photography, light, light and color, nature, outdoors, Photography, photography instruction, photography tips, travel, tree canopy, vibrant yellows, workshop

• Photographing at Dusk

  Dusk is the time of day when the sunset is most brilliant.  It is the time many animals and some birds come out to hunt and feed.  Modern digital cameras offer us choices in exposure and flash to make the most of these opportunities. This photograph of a barred owl was taken around sunset under […]

  karenulvestad

  February 20, 2012

  Instruction

  400mm lens, barred owl, bird photography, Birds, color, dynamic colors, exposure, landscape, light, light and color, mud flats, Photography, photography instruction, photography tips, sensor camera, skagit valley, tree canopy