Grabbing a good distance shot is not always easy. Be it wide angle or telephoto, any number of objects can jump into the frame and ruin a great shot. It also takes good positioning to obtain the shot you have in mind. While I often expound on the virtue of “get closer” to help enhance subjects, there is something to be said for taking a step back. Way back.
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Patterns can be found in obvious and not so obvious places. Sometimes they are one consecutive and unending patterns and sometimes they are broken by another pattern. Natural and man-made patterns alike draw our eye and keep us inside a picture, exploring where the pattern starts and ends. Enjoy this collection of pattern images and see what patterns you can find in the world around you to photograph.
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Cars and motorbikes have been around for 100 years. Throughout the century, they have looked beautiful, satisfied our need for speed and become a symbol for thrill seeking. Today, we’ll look at photos ranging from brand new Ferrari’s to classic muscle cars.
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For me, the lure of a road trip is often extremely hard to resist. The notion of heading off into the wild, free to explore, has a far greater attraction than my to-do list, although it often never wins. In today’s collection, we’re diving into this very theme.
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Taking action shots can be much more difficult than shooting inanimate objects. Practice makes perfect as does having the right equipment for the job and waiting patiently for the right moment. This collection features some terrific and awe inspiring moments in time, which if you blinked, you might have missed them if it were not for these quick thinking photographers.
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“Follow the Yellow Brick Road,” an infamous movie quote inspired by a pathway to a land of dreams. Wherever your paths take you and whatever amount of stairs you have to climb, it’s always worth it to see what’s at the end, but more importantly to enjoy the journey. Today’s collection gathers dozens of images of paths and stairways, images that symbolize something different to every person.
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When we think about technology, one may conjure up visions of computers and cell phones, but it is so much more than just recent technologies, or information technology. We’ll examine this concept today in a collection of photos marking the steps of progress in visual imagery.
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Celebration is the action of marking one’s pleasure at an important event or occasion by engaging in enjoyable, typically social activity. No celebration is complete without pictures to prove everyone had a good time. Catching the joy of a special event is a particularly intimidating experience. We cannot disappoint our friends, family or people of the world by failing to appropriately communicate the spirits and rituals we all hold dear. The following collection includes dozens of successful attempts at capturing the emotions of the day.
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Whenever I decide to take a day and visit the countryside, I am drawn to water, whether it be the vast coastline, a breathtaking waterfall, a running stream or a peaceful lake, there is something about the natural expanse and experience of water that calms and reassures me. However, it’s not always possible to get to my chosen locations, so here’s a go at option two, a stunning collection of images aimed to excite and inspire your own waterside photography.
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Many people don’t like the fall season. It signifies the end of summer, shorter days, cold wet weather and the prospect of winter. However, as photographers, there’s an awful lot to enjoy about the autumn. The changing colours make for amazing landscape shots. There are nuts, berries and leaves waiting to be made into stunning detail shots and the bright crisp misty mornings that can transform your favourite scene into an idyllic landscape photographer’s dream.
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