As wildlife photographers, light and color are of the utmost important. In this article, we discuss how the proper use of off-camera flas can transform your photography

Plutarch once said that the mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled. Curiosity is the fire that drives us and will make you a more diverse and better wildlife photographer.

When it comes to photographing birds in flight, our equipment has to find the right balance between weight, autofocus speed and accuracy, and image quality. While many lenses offer some variation of this, there is one particular family of lenses made by all camera manufacturers that are the perfect combination of all three.

Just as heavy snow or deep negative temperatures impact wildlife behavior, so too does a lack of winter. When temperatures fail to get cold, when the snow does’t come, when winter just isn’t winter, wildlife is impacted in myriad ways.

By understanding how mountain sheep such as Dall, Stone, and Bighorns utilize microclimates in the mountain haunts, we can learn how to predict where and when to find animals to photograph, from birds to mammals, no matter where we are this winter.