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Today’s Photo of the Day is “Mockingbird In Flight” by James Day. Location: Spalding County, Georgia. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including  Assignments ,  Galleries  and  Contests . Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage,  Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . To get your photos in the running, all you have to do is submit them. The post Photo Of The Day By James Day appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Photo By Heather Nicole Today’s Photo of the Day is “Momma Needs a Break” by Heather Nicole. Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska. “This momma bear needs a nap after chasing her two young cubs around the beach,” says Nicole. “The long summer days offer 20 hours of sunlight, so she has to improvise if she wants to enjoy a well-deserved snooze on the sand.” Canon EOS 70D, Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011. Exposure: 1/160 sec., ƒ/10, ISO 400. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including  Assignments ,  Galleries  and  Contests . Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage,  Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . To get your photos in the running, all you have to do is submit them. The post Photo Of The Day By Heather Nicole appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Congratulations to the finalists of our Nature’s Colors 2022 photo contest! These 24 images include landscape and wildlife photographs that exemplify technical skill and creativity in composition. We’re excited to share with you the official finalist slideshow below. Winners will be announced soon. If you missed your chance to enter, The American Landscape contest is now accepting submissions, but hurry—the entry deadline is coming up on April 25, 2023. Or, become an Outdoor Photographer Plus or VIP member  today and receive a complimentary contest entry. The post Nature’s Colors 2022 Photo Contest Finalists appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Photo by Jeff Harshaw Today’s Photo of the Day is “Earth and Sky” by Jeff Harshaw. Location: Alabama Hills, California. “A late-winter storm over the southern range of the Sierra Nevada mountains brings much-needed moisture to my parched state of California,” explains Harshaw. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including  Assignments ,  Galleries  and  Contests . Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage,  Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . To get your photos in the running, all you have to do is submit them. The post Photo Of The Day By Jeff Harshaw appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Photo By Marti Phillips Today’s Photo of the Day is “Hokkaido Morning” by Marti Phillips. Location: Hokkaido, Japan. “Japanese red-crowned cranes roosting for the night in a river awaken at first light of dawn,” describes Phillips. Canon 5D Mark IV, 1/6400 sec. at f/8, 500mm (EF 500mm f/4). Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including  Assignments ,  Galleries  and  Contests . Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage,  Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . To get your photos in the running, all you have to do is submit them. The post Photo Of The Day By Marti Phillips appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Leica just unveiled the M11 Monochrom, a black-and-white shooting digital rangefinder camera. Featuring a “dedicated monochrome multi-resolution full-frame BSI sensor,” the M11 Monochrom is aimed at photographers interested in “the timeless art of black and white photography.” Leica supplied Outdoor Photographer with a pre-production version of the M11 Monochrom prior to this morning’s launch and we had a chance to briefly test out this camera’s black-and-white shooting capabilities. While we’re not sure how much the M11 Monochrom, which retails for $9195, will appeal to outdoor photographers, we enjoyed shooting urban landscapes in New York City’s Central Park while testing it out. We’ve included five of our black-and-white test images in this story to give you an idea of the M11 Monochrom’s capabilities. Aside from the monochrome image sensor, this new Leica rangefinder shares many of the characteristics of the original M11 , which was announced about a year ago. Read our hands-...

Congratulations to Max Foster for winning the recent Extreme Angles Assignment with the image, “Flaming Peak.” See more of his work at maxfosterphotography.com . View the winning image and a selection of submissions below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment  here  and enter your best shots! The post Extreme Angles Assignment Winner Max Foster appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .