Wildlife Archives - Arizona Highways PhotoScapes

iNaturalist-an App that Helps Photographers Help Scientists

By Sara Goodnick Have you ever wondered just what that beautiful flower, butterfly, bird, or other organism is called that you’ve just photographed? Now you can find out! A recent visit with a frien...

David Halgrimson

2 months ago

Scholz Lake – Bird Refuge with a View

By Sara Goodnick Looking for mountains with a lake in the foreground? Scholz Lake offers a beautiful view of the SanFrancisco Peaks, not far from Flagstaff, in northern Arizona. It’s also a bird ref...

David Halgrimson

5 months ago

Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch

By Megan P Galope If you’ve ever driven the stretch of I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson, you’ve undoubtedly passed the Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch. Most people don’t stop to see what it’s all...

David Halgrimson

10 months ago

Know your Equipment and Location

By David Halgrimson Since moving back to Minnesota I have been researching places to go for photo opportunities and found a couple near where I live. One is Swan Park in Monticello Minnesota 15 miles ...

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1 year ago

A Good Time to Switch to Manual–An Example

By Amy Novotny Knowing when to switch to manual mode can be difficult these days with digital SLR cameras making it easy to capture images in Aperture or Shutter priority modes. It is often taught to ...

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1 year ago

How to Get Better Wildlife Photos

By Amy Horn I have dreams capturing wildlife photos on an African Safari. It’s not in my travel plans yet, but if I get the chance, I want to be ready! If this is an experience you are planing, ...

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2 years ago

Front Yard Photography

By Megan P Galope If you’re searching for a subject to photograph, sometimes you don’t have to look further than your back (or front) yard. There are the usual plants and flowers, but if you pay a...

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2 years ago

What is my photographic specialty?

By Jon Vemo To quote a photographer I’ve followed for some years, Rick Sammon, “I specialize in not specializing.” Why limit yourself, why focus only on one or two particular photographic genres...

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2 years ago

Finding and Photographing the Wild Horses on the Lower Salt River

By Sara Goodnick Wild horses are beautiful and challenging to photograph, and there are several locations in Arizona where they may be found. By far, the easiest access to them is on the Lower Salt Ri...

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2 years ago

Wildlife photography–Increasing your chances of capturing an image!

By Amy Novotny Recently, a friend commented that he had moved away from wildlife photography to landscape photography because it was hard to find wildlife and then even harder to capture an image of a...

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2 years ago