Do You Have What It Takes?
Photography is unlike some sports. You don't have to be in the best physical shape, you don't have to be 
6 feet tall, you don't have to be 250 pounds and you don't have to learn how to kick, throw or hit a ball. Everyone can pick up a camera and click the button. In a second, whether film or digital is being used, a moment in time is captured. So, why are some photographers better than others? What makes them excel at the sport of photography? Do they draw a camera out of their camera bag faster than the next photographer to shoot a photograph? Do they have better equipment? Whatever you believe and whatever reason you come up with... the bottom line is they keep practicing, practicing and practicing... and educating, educating and educating themselves to learn what it takes to make a GREAT photograph. Place 10 photographers in one location, tell them they can't move more than 50 feet, and at least one photographer will come up with a brilliant photograph. Would it be you? Are you doing whatever it takes to learn? Are you practicing photography or just clicking away and hoping for the best? If you aren't doing all you can do to learn, then you will never have what it takes.
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If Outdoor Eyes helps to improve your photography or motivates you to participate in an outdoor adventure, then it has fulfilled its purpose. Enjoy this month's issue.
There are now 5 different assignment and workshop classes to help you improve your photography. There is no cost associated with the classes. Log into the forum and click on the usergroup icon located on the top of the Forum Index page to join all or one of the classes. You won't be disappointed and you will learn. I am looking forward to your participation.
afford based on the use of the binoculars. I didn't want the binoculars to be so heavy that I didn't want to hike with them. I wanted to have a wide FOV (field of view) and I wanted the binoculars to be powerful enough. I wanted to be able to focus fast and at the same time be able to see close up. 
tell me when and what I have seen. I can glance at water rushing down a stream, feel the wind rustling through trees, hear the roaring of thousands of honking geese flying overhead, or watch the splashing waves on a sandy shore, not realizing time is passing by.
the roof rack is no exception. Installing a roof rack on the car and never even maintaining the rack can lead to a very expensive lesson... like losing or damaging the outdoor adventure gear that is being carried.
of migratory birds including hundreds of thousands of waterfowl and Sand Hill Cranes. Most of the native Whooping Cranes from Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada also stop by in staggered flights and may spend a few days if the prevailing winds are not favorable. Eagles, both Bald and a few Golden spend a good amount of time here in the winter, hunting injured waterfowl as well as keeping a close eye on the prairie dog population.
and last for 2 weeks instead of the previously announced Feb. 4th (due to the overwhelming response of the 5 workshop and assignment groups). The 3 winning photographers will receive a free year's membership to The Gallery. There are three categories to enter in - Wildlife, Macro and Outdoor.