Brika Does National Geographic

National Geographic's Your Shot page has long been a favorite of mine. Images are submitted from all over the world for consideration, and the senior editorial staff selects 12 photographs on a daily basis to display.

The images that are chosen never cease to be remarkable in some way. Rare moments, human emotion, nature, world events, and artistic creativity are among the elements that can often be seen side-by-side in the Daily Dozen. Unique is probably the best way to describe the shots in this feature.

It's fun to see some fly fishing subject matter in the mix today. Brika, the sweetheart pup of WorldCast guide Casey Birkholz, is posing on a wooden dory in today's picks.

I've been asked if this image was done using HDR software, and the answer is no. I achieved the effect using a neutral density filter, an off-camera strobe diffused through an umbrella, and some light burning of the clouds in CS5.

Nikon D300
Tokina 12-24mm AT-X Pro
Nikon SB600, off-camera, diffused through a 32" umbrella & triggered w/ radio slave
Tiffen HT 2-stop ND Grad

National Tarpon-Graphic

I've again enjoyed the honor of having one of my images selected as a Daily Dozen winner by National Geographic. There is always tremendous variety of both subject matter and technique in these selections. If you don't have YOUR SHOT bookmarked, I recommend it for the mix of humanitarian, nature, and out-of-the-ordinary photography.

National Geographic

I was honored to have one of my photos selected by National Geographic's Senior Photo Editor Susan Welchman as a daily dozen winner yesterday. Each month winning submissions have a chance to be published in the magazine.

If you are interested in entering, visit the Your Shot web page and create an account. Photographers can submit only 1 image per month, and entries compete against thousands of submissions from all over the world.



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