Scouting Off-Trail Waterfalls In Mammoth Cave, Kentucky My trip report for visiting some off-trail waterfalls and natural arches in Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky.
The Definitive Guide To Aperture And Depth Of Field Not only is aperture an essential component of the exposure triangle, but it is also a camera setting that gives you a great deal of creative control. As such, every photographer must understand how it works!
The Basics Of Reading A Topographic Map Being able to read a topographic map is an essential skill for anyone going into the backcountry. This guide will teach you all of the basics you need to know!
Calculating The Slowest Shutter Speed For Milky Way Images When photographing the Milky Way, we want to let as much light hit the sensor as possible, but we can't go too slow or the stars won't be sharp. Let's learn how to calculate the slowest shutter speed we can get away with!
How To Stack Milky Way Images In Starry Landscape Stacker Ever wonder how to get low-noise images of the Milky Way (even with a crop-sensor camera)? One method is stacking. This tutorial will teach you how to do it on a Mac with Starry Landscape Stacker.
In Search Of A Smoky Mountains Sunrise On Mt. Leconte During my last trip to the Great Smoky Mountains, I decided that I wanted to night hike up Mt. Leconte to Myrtle Point to attempt to photograph the sunrise. This is a trip I’ve been trying to do for several months, but the weather has never been particularly cooperative!
5 Of My Favorite Natural Arches In Kentucky Kentucky is just packed full of natural arches. In fact, it’s ranked either second or third in the United States for the most natural arches. We are behind only Utah and possibly Arizona. East of the Mississippi, however, we are ranked number one! That means that there are hundreds