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Photographing Catoctin Mountain Park and Cunningham Falls State Park (Maryland)

In northern Maryland, just a little more than an hour drive outside of Baltimore, are two parks that are adjacent to each other. The beautiful mountain setting of Catoctin Mountain Park and Cunningham Falls State Park provides photographers with opportunities to capture a cascading waterfall, mountain streams, beautiful rocks, scenic vistas, and captivating forests.

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Photographing Macro Moments: 5 Tips

Magical macro moments exist all around us. It’s only a matter of seeing them–noticing these tiny details that often go unseen, and then capturing them with your camera. These five macro photography techniques will help you interpret the close up world that catches your eye.

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The Best Places to Photograph in Washington

The state of Washington has much to offer for landscape and nature photographers. Its three national parks, wilderness areas, state parks, and other parks provide plenty of amazing scenery that is perfect for photography. In Washington you’ll find beautiful beaches and coastlines, soaring mountain peaks, impressive waterfalls, colorful flowers, and picturesque river gorges.

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Photographer’s Guide to Rocks State Park (Kilgore Falls) in Maryland

Rocks State Park in northern Maryland is just an hour’s drive outside of Baltimore, making it a great option for nature photographers living in, or visiting, the city. There are two main features in the park that will appeal to photographers. The first is Kilgore Falls, a beautiful 19-foot waterfall. The second is the King and Queen Seat, a 190-foot rock outcropping that rises about the surrounding forest.

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The Best Places to Photograph in South Dakota

Although South Dakota may not be the first state you think of when you are looking for great locations for landscape photography, the state does offer plenty of beautiful scenery, especially in the Black Hills of western South Dakota. The rugged landscape is ideal for being photographed, and there are a number of amazing locations within close proximity of each other.

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The Best Photography Locations in Oregon

Few locations can match the beauty of the landscape of Oregon. The state is filled with awesome locations that are loved by landscape and nature photographers. Oregon features beautiful coastline, plenty of amazing waterfalls, striking mountains, and vast wilderness. On this page you’ll find information on some of the most noteworthy destinations in Oregon for nature photographers.

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How to Photograph in Mist & Fog

Just as sunrises and sunsets are quickly fleeting, mist and fog can hover like a blanket and then disappear within minutes. Mist may be isolated in pockets, light and filmy or in dense layers. Images with fog and mist bring a moody element. Melancholy, haunting, mysterious or romantic – consider your favorite movie or poem that references fog as an element in pivotal scenes.

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