Happy Friday everyone! Get outside this weekend and enjoy nature…. no matter where you live…
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Happy Friday everyone! Get outside this weekend and enjoy nature…. no matter where you live…
Thanks for visiting AndrewSlatonBlog.com!
all images and content © ARS Media, LLC 2014
How would you like to join me on my new Big Bend Workshop in April…. FOR FREE??
Well, you could be the lucky one to win The Great BIG Bend Giveaway, and receive free tuition for our April 24-27, 2014 workshop!
Simply fill out the short form below. A random drawing will be held and the winner announced on February 15.
You are also welcome to simply email us directly at workshops@andrewslatonphoto.com to enter yourself, or to confirm your entry… we would love to hear from you, so drop us a line!
AND DON’T WORRY, WE NEVER EVER SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH ANYONE ELSE!
So hurry and sign up… and don’t forget to SHARE with all your photo-phile friends!! Oh yeah, P.S… once you’ve signed up, if you share on Facebook, your name gets entered again! Twice the chance to WIN!! :)
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What’s Included if you win – Four days/ three nights packed with photography, instruction, and adventure in Big Bend National Park, plus more!
Transportation to and from Big Bend National Park, lodging (other than group camping), meals, and anything else not listed above is the responsibility of the student. If winner opts out of the April 24-27, 2014 trip, winner forfeits his or her prize, unless otherwise agreed upon by Slaton.
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As the year 2014 is just dawning… and the dew is still wet and sweet beneath our toes… I am struck with thankfulness. Today is a new day, and this year is quite the new year. I am excited for what it will bring, as I renew my passion of photography, and aim to see, yet again in new ways. And to let the Light change us.
A Credo for Mountain Photographers
The mountain photographer is interpreting the face of nature – that mysterious infinity, eternally a refuge, a reservoir, an amplifier of spirit; a mother of dreams; a positive though elusive voice in whose depth lies its subtlety. They will interpret best who are never so content as when under the influence of situations where silence is rich in the mute assurance and beauty of mountain surroundings. The quality of emotional knowing has a finer integration with our spirit than anything that comes from barren intellectual processes. This point of view only accumulates slowly, out of long experience and contact with wordless influences. Under the spell of solitude and of natural beauty the root system of this kind of awareness establishes itself.
Great art is usually created under some such saturation of awareness. The work is then permeated with an inner perception of beauty and an inner personal philosophy. The hope for our photography is that it shall retain these high lights of more than beauty, that through it symbols shall be preserved of response to our mountains, keeping them to a flow, a golden thread, in our experience.
— Cedric Wright, 1941

Cedric Wright’s words are resonating deeply with me today, and I feel refreshed and free to pursue my passion for mountain light. I am hopeful for you and me in 2014…
Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods.________________________________________________________________________________________If you are interested in learning more about photography, taking your art to a new level please check out my new workshop dates:
Wash your spirit clean. — John Muir
Big Bend Photographic Tour/ Workshops 2014
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Tandem Stills + Motion // andrew r. slaton
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How creative do you get with the same subject?
It can be challenging, but I always try to push myself to see all the angles, different qualities of light, and unending compositions that I can create with my camera.
Last week, my subject was the city of San Francisco… and here are a few of my favorites.













I hope this gets you thinking about your next subject and how to explore it photographically.
And wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!! Hope to see you all in 2014!
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Before the Canon 5D MK III came out, I remember talking shop with a few other photographers about whether the change would be significant enough to justify purchasing a new camera body. I thought not.
Wrongly.
Canon sent me new MK III a few weeks ago for my Everglades adventure, and from moment one, I was impressed.
It would seem impossible to improve on the color, clarity, and ease of use from the MK II, but they did.
And it is very quiet. So, immensely helpful with wildlife. I never realized how loud my MK II’s shutter is until I shot with the MK III.






The color and the contrast straight out of the camera in RAW is incredible. I would actually liken it to some of the more advanced Nikon bodies I’ve tested before.
I know, I know, sacrilege, right? Well, I have always been a Canon guy… literally from day one (AE-1, 35mm). But I have played around with Nikons as well, and I’m not afraid to criticize my brand and give credit where credit is due. Often times the color and contrast that came out standard on raw files from Nikon seemed to have more punch to me. Finally, Canon has an answer. It is partly due to the lateral color fringe correction (that most newer Nikons have).






I’m not much of an HDR fan, though I am asked all the time whether my work is processed as such. The MK III has an in camera HDR function that I found fascinating and tastefully done.
And the internal processing is incredibly fast.



The high ISO noise reduction is of course, phenomenal. And truly, it would be difficult to see much of a noticeable difference from its predecessor, but you absolutely can. It’s that much better!




































I’ve never been one of those guys who just buys the new thing right when it comes out… I’m a little bit more cautious than that. But to all those who did with the Canon 5D MK III… kudos.
Canon really changed the game with the 5D MK II, but after spending a week in the Everglades with the MK III, I’m reassured that they continued the game changing camera bodies with this one!
There are so many improvements made with the MK III like color fringe correction, copyright and shooter info embed (not to mention you can finally customize file name in camera!), and dual memory card slots. I highly recommend it as a huge improvement over its predecessor…
The two main improvements though that I would like to see, and my only criticisms would be the lack of built in WiFi or GPS. I would assume that the MKIV will incorporate these (now) necessities. But I don’t see myself waiting until Fall 2015…
For further tech specs, please visit: CANON 5D MK III
– andrew
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If you are interested in learning more about photography, taking your art to a new level please check out my new workshop dates:
Big Bend Photographic Tour/ Workshops 2013-2014
More Destination Photo Tours/ Workshops 2013-2014
If you are interested in licensing any of the images/ video from this post, please visit my stock agency:
Tandem Stills + Motion // andrew r. slaton
If you are interested in purchasing prints from this post, please check my prints for sale, or email me directly for a custom request:
andrew r. slaton // photographer // prints
For assignment work requests, please email me: andrew@andrewslatonphoto.com
Thanks for visiting AndrewSlatonBlog.com!
all images and content © andrew r. slaton | photographer 2013