35 Moving Images of Speeding Cars

By: Darlene Hildebrandt 

Last week I shared some great images of boats, so I thought I’d continue with the transportation theme and take a look at some images of speeding cars. Fast cars!
In fact, some are so fast they didn’t even show up in the image! You figure that one out.
I love shooting cars by panning to create some motion. Having just been in Havana, Cuba classic cars were in abundance.
Enjoy these images of fast cars.

By Moyan Brenn

By Paco CT

By Ernest

By Ian Sane

By Nathan E Photography

By Trey Ratcliff

By Ian Sane

By Romain Ballez

By Om

By Digimist

By dez&john3313

By Fabio Aro

By Caitlin H

By Chris Smith

By Luis Miguel Justino

By Ville Miettinen

By Dustin Spengler

By William Cho

By Derek Walker Photo (Derk Photography)

By Pedro Szekely

By Donnie Nunley

By Mohammed Nairooz

By Patrick Mayon

By Jim Monk

By hjhipster

By bkdc

By Dave Wilson

By Eric Castro

By Nick Wheeler

By Fabio Aro

By drpavloff

By Derek Walker Photo (Derk Photography)

By Didier Baertschiger

By YackNonch

By Nick Kenrick

For some car photography tips check out: 7 Tips for Taking Better Photographs of Cars

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27 Serene Images of the Natural World

By: Darlene Hildebrandt

This week we are doing a series of articles to help you do better nature photography. See previous articles here:

• 3 Habits Every Outdoor Photographer Should Develop to Avoid Missing Shots
• 5 Tips for Better Nature Photography

So here are some examples of some shots of nature to give you some ideas, or just to make you feel refreshed like a walk in the woods.

By nutmeg66

By Matoff

By Dave Edens

By Anderson Mancini

By Moyan Brenn

By Daniel Sallai

By Moyan Brenn

By Susanne Nilsson

By m.shattock

By Md. Al Amin

By Chris Gin

By eLKayPics / Lutz Koch

By Jack Haskell

By hehaden

By W. Visser

By Jeff Power

By U.S. Department of the Interior

By Richard Walker

By Christopher Michel

By Shutter Fotos

By Neil Howard

By Jason Carpenter

By Sri Dhanush K

By Massmo Relsig

By Images by John ‘K’

By ravas51

By Lenny K Photography

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3 Habits Every Outdoor Photographer Should Develop to Avoid Missing Shots

By: Christian Hoiberg  

Have you ever been out to photograph a gorgeous sunset, just to realize that you can’t, because your batteries are dead? Perhaps you’ve come home and imported your images, and noticed that all of them are unusable due to hundreds of dust spots?
Don’t worry. Most of us have experienced the exact same things. Luckily, there are certain habits you can develop to avoid ever missing a shot again. None of them are time consuming, so there’s really no excuse not to implement them into your workflow.

Habit #1 – Charge your batteries

It might sound obvious that you should charge your batteries but you would be surprised how often I meet people that are out in the field without any battery power. In fact, I’m guessing you’ve experienced this yourself (don’t worry, so have I, and most other photographers too).
About a year ago I decided to take a seven hour drive to Åndalsnes in Norway, known for its spectacular landscape, in particular the iconic Trollstigen road. I had been there a few times before, but the weather was never ideal, so I wanted to go back and capture at least one good image. When I arrived at the scenic road and walked out to the viewpoint I managed to take a handful of pictures before my battery died. Weird, I thought, but no problem, I still have two spare batteries. Turned out both of them where empty too. I guess you can imagine my frustration when I realized that this entire trip was ruined because I had forgotten to charge my batteries.

I managed to capture one decent image before my batteries died

I made it a habit after that incident to always charge my batteries after I come home from a trip, or evening out photographing. I set my batteries to charging even before I import my images, because I know if I don’t do it right away I may forget.

Habit #2 – Clean your equipment

Cleaning your camera gear is extremely important (especially for outdoor photographers) not only to lengthen the life of your equipment but also to improve image quality. I always get a bit upset when I view a beautiful image that is broken due to hundreds of small (or a few huge) dust spots. This is so unnecessarily, and easy to get rid of, so why let others believe you’re not as talented as you actually are.
Honestly, you don’t need more than a cheap microfiber cloth to remove dust and dirt from your lens or filters. Even though that is enough in most cases (and something that should always be in your camera bag), I do recommend purchasing a liquid lens cleaner too, as this helps get rid of all smudges and especially salty spots.

After bad weather on Iceland my lens was filled with dust spots, as you can see here in Lightroom.

I’ve made it a habit to clean my equipment after each photo trip that lasts more than a day. If I’m out photographing seascapes or in windy/rainy conditions, I usually spend an extra minute afterwards getting rid of the worst. Making this a habit will help save you a lot of time in post-production using tools such as Lightroom’s Spot Removal.
If you’re getting serious with your photography, and perhaps you have even began selling a print or two, it’s even more important to get rid of those nasty spots. Just imagine selling a large print, then seeing that those small spots suddenly look large and take away the attention of the image. Don’t make that mistake!

Habit #3 – Don’t leave before it’s over

My final habit is perhaps one of my most important advice for any outdoor photographer.

Don’t leave before it’s over!

An unexpected sunset this winter in Norway

This is a habit I had to learn the hard way. It happened many times when I was an amateur photographer that I decided a sunrise or sunset wouldn’t turn into anything good, because the weather looked a bit shabby. Instead of staying at the location longer, I preferred to go home and hope for better conditions next time. What happened as I was driving back home? The sky turned red for just a few minutes.
Even though the conditions look a little dull it doesn’t mean that you won’t have a few minutes of good light. Alright, in most cases it doesn’t turn into something spectacular, but the times it does you will wish you had stayed for that 10-20 minutes extra.
So, remember this the next time you’re considering leaving early: it’s not over before it’s over. Stay a little bit longer, and perhaps you will be treated with great light that results in a portfolio worthy image. It’s worth it!

Bird flying through a stormy sunset at Liencres, Cantabria.

Are you guilty of missing these 3 habits? Have you developed any other habits, either in the field or when you’re back home? Let us know by leaving a comment below!
This week we are doing a series of articles to help you do nature photography. This is the first – watch for more coming soon! 

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