Summer 2014

Cover: 

 Lupine and Indian paintbrush, Mount Saint Helens, Washington, by Jim L. Shoemaker, Field Contributor. Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF16-35mm F2.8L USM lens, focal length 16mm, f/16 at 0.6 second, evaluative metering mode, manual exposure mode, ISO equivalent 400.  

Mount Saint Helens (known as Lawetlat’la to the indigenous Cowlitz people, and Loowit to the Klickitat) is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington.

Table of Contents

One Last Bridge to Cross
Italian Knights
The Search for the Gray Ghost
Summer in Yellowstone—A Photographer’s Dream
North to the Yukon and Back
Pursuing Subtle   
Kangaroo Island
Local Wildlife in Northern California
The Pure Background
Rivers Run Through It
Increase Depth of Field and Image Sharpness with Focus Stacking 
Sand-—Nature’s Granular Palette
Bird Island Runde—An Obligatory Target When Visiting the Fjords of Norway
My Backyard Techniques for a Winning Photograph
Answering the Door