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Hiking For Photographers
Canon 6D, 24-105 f/4 L @24mm, f13, 1/10 sec., ISO 100
Adding backcountry chops to your photography skill set can make you a much better wilderness photographer. Here’s how.
Better hiker, better photographer
Being a better hiker can get you deeper into the backcountry, to more—and more engaging—subject matter. As John Muir put it, “Along the river, over the hills, in the ground, in the sky” nature is “unfolding, unrolling in glorious exuberant extravagance.”  Put a little ofthatin front of your lens.
Find a little of nature’s glorious exuberant extravagance.
Five exposure, non-tone mapped blend, Canon 6D, 24-105 f/4 L @35mm, f13, ISO 100.
Improving your hiking abilities can strengthen your connection to your subject matter. If you want to tell a nature story through your images, your relationship with nature is what really gives you a story to tell. Being really capable, safe, efficient, and comfortable ...

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