Welcome back to Through the Lens with Nick Leadley, our continuing series on wildlife photography. Read the rest of the series here, and see more of his work at Touch The Wild. Long-term assignments always make for interesting photographs. They reflect a nature and wildlife that photographers …
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Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: The Quality of Light
Welcome back to Through the Lens with Nick Leadley, our continuing series on wildlife photography. Read the rest of the series here, and see more of his work at Touch The Wild. Light is the one constant all photographs have in stock and something all photographers must learn to work with, though …
Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: Defining Your Vision
Welcome back to Through the Lens with Nick Leadley, our continuing series on wildlife photography. Read the rest of the series here, and see more of his work at Touch The Wild. The idea for this post came from an ordinary event: scheduling my annual eye exam. That got me thinking about …
Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: Thinking in Tones
Welcome back to Through the Lens with Nick Leadley, our continuing series on wildlife photography. Read the rest of the series here. The title of this month's post may result in a few raised eyebrows. Thinking In Tones? Upfront I'll admit I don't have any degree of musical talent, so I'm not …
And the Winners of the 2019 Maine Junior Duck Stamp Are…
A host of talented young artists gathered at L.L. Bean on Saturday for the announcement of the winners of the 2019 Maine Junior Duck Stamp challenge. Managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) with assistance from Maine Audubon, the Junior Duck Stamp challenge asks young Mainers from …
Creative Ideas from Maine College of Art Students
For the second straight year, Maine Audubon joined forces with the Maine College of Art (MECA) to help teach a class on grant writing. Under the tutelage of Professor Bob Jenkins, students learned about the importance of developing an idea and pitching it to a foundation for funding. Once again, …
Celebrate National Bird Feeding Month with the Nature Store
February is National Bird Feeding Month. This Saturday, January 26, from 10 am to 3 pm, the Nature Store at Gilsland Farm will have a Bird Feeding Celebration! Winter is prime feeding time when regular food sources are scarcer. Do you want to learn more about setting up a feeding station in your …
Event Recap: The Nature of Craft
Last Saturday, September 29, the Gilsland Farm apple orchard and visitor center overflowed with beautiful Maine crafts as well as the visitors enjoying them. Forty-six artists set up on the grounds for the Maine Audubon craft show. At first we were concerned by the light rain on Friday morning, but …
Craft Fairs, Retreats, and the Gilsland Farm Gallery
Art at Maine Audubon Last winter's issue of Habitat magazine focused on the connection between Maine Audubon and art. Love of the natural world and love of artistic pursuits both run deep in Maine, and the legacy of John James Audubon and his illustrations forever connects the two. This confluence …