Welcome the Landscape and Nature Photography blog

Landscape and nature photography is popular in scenic areas, because there's so much subject matter everywhere one turns. This blog will help you advance from taking a mere snapshot of beautiful scenery to creating a great photograph that pulls you into that scene as though you were back there again.

From winter landscape photography to macro photography, color to black and white, view my beautiful nature photography and read the digital landscape photography tips I offer to help you improve your photos.

If the topic you're interested in doesn't appear near the top of the blog, use the handy search feature on the right to check previous posts for that subject. Themes like the rule-of-thirds, using lines and curves, finding foreground elements, photographic filters, light angles, tripods, and others are discussed, with examples provided to illustrate the concepts.


Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park


I've been exploring black and white photography lately, as the winter landscape lends itself well to monochrome treatment.  Some of the results have been stunning, which made me wonder what other photos I had that might improve if I removed the color.

The Black Canyon is a challenge to photograph.  Because it's so narrow and deep, little light reaches the bottom, and while the views from the rim are stunning, capturing that on film or digital sensor is not easy.

I really like how this one came out.  The clouds and mottled light on the northwest wall show up well, and you can really appreciate the texture of the walls.