Welcome back to Through the Lens with Nick Leadley, our continuing series on wildlife photography. Read the rest of the series here. For most photographers, self-evaluation is the hardest of tasks. You have spent hours photographing birds, and even more hours staring at a computer screen or gazing through a loupe (for anyone still shooting […]
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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 going to write […]
Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: Getting a Close-Up
Welcome back to Through the Lens with Nick Leadley, our continuing series on wildlife photography. Read the rest of the series here, and meet Nick in person at the Rangeley Birding Festival, June 7-9. One question I hear a lot is “How do you get close to your subjects?” Actually it’s not always a question […]
Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: Photographing Banded Birds
One of the joys of being a nature and wildlife photographer are the interesting things I learn. Not just about photography, but about the birds and animals I encounter. Take for example 3NC. Okay, I know you are asking; who or what is 3NC? Well, 3NC is the identification code assigned to a Red Knot, […]
Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: Night Sky Photography
Night sky photography has become increasing popular, particularly with all the advances in digital cameras. This month’s article, written at the request of a reader, will introduce the basics of night sky photography. As this is a rather in-depth subject, I will include links to a few websites that do a good job of covering […]
Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: Low-angle Photography
Welcome back to our series on wildlife photography, “Through the Lens with Nick Leadley.” A professional wildlife photographer and Maine Guide, Nick is writing about a different aspect of wildlife photography each month to help you improve your skills and capture the best images of birds and nature. Enjoy! I always enjoy figuring out how […]
Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: Introduction
Maine Audubon is proud to introduce you to our new series on wildlife photography Through the Lens with Nick Leadley. Each month Nick, a professional wildlife photographer and Maine Guide, will write about a different aspect of wildlife photography to help you improve your skills and capture the best images of birds. Enjoy! It’s a […]