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“Sow, Watching Me Watch Her” Jasper Nat. Park, Alberta

The further North we progressed into the Yukon, the more apparent it was that the wildlife was far more abundant here than in southern Canada. I imagine that this is largely a result of the sheer lack of human presence up here. Often we would drive for a hour or more without seeing another vehicle, making our adventure feel more like we were experiencing some of the true wilderness that Canada has to offer. Most of the larger wildlife that we had the chance to come across seemed unconcerned with us being there, making this a fantastic opportunity to capture them while they lounged, foraged or were just grooming each other.

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Announcing the May Pro Photo Contest winners!

May’s Pro Photo Contest, How close can you get?, had many amazing entries. The winners this month are:

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“Waning Light”

As we begin to head North on the Stewart- Cassiar Highway we will be going from Northern B.C. into Southern Yukon. As I had mentioned before, we have been encountering a lot of weather and not really getting the continuous photo opportunities that we had been hoping for. Never the less, when we encountered a break in the clouds, and the continuous deluge of rain paused for a moment, we made the best of it. Sometimes coming up with the unique images only rendered from exactly these types of situations. Sun pouring through dark and moody clouds, glancing off the distant lakes reflective surface, highlighting the far shore with saturated color. This is the type of situation I wait for, camera ready, for it usually doesn’t last long.

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(Part two, continued from Shooting in Variable Light: Tricks of the Trade)

White balance is the black sheep of the family when it comes to ensuring your digital shoot looks its best in variable light. It’s so easy to focus on subject matter, exposure, and composition and then, almost as an afterthought, realize  that “Oh yeah, white balance – well, I guess I’ll just leave it on the ‘auto’ setting.”

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