Category: #outdoor photography

• Large and small, great and humble: Lightning and moss

  We celebrate the monsoon here in northern Arizona. Its storms bring gigantic bolts of lightning but also trickle down to the roots of humble plants. Among the most humble are mosses. Many of my photographic heroes give us marvelous captures of lightning and forest mosses— one or the other, not usually both. Lightning requires a…

  jwilce

  July 31, 2026

  #clouds, #FlagstaffArizona, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #technological improvement, #technology, Arizona, Cloud Photography, FAA: Fine Art America, macro photography, Mirrorless cameras, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, photo websites, professionalism, skies, Special effects, websites

  #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, electriity, Flagstaff, high voltage lightning, macro photography, plants, structure of mosses, tiny plant parts

• Clouds of Dawn, Clouds of Storm

  Jim of outdoorswithcamera loves dawn photos, and photos of clouds at any time of day

  jwilce

  July 24, 2026

  #clouds, #colors, #FlagstaffArizona, #MountElden, #nature, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #technological improvement, Arizona, Cloud Photography, FAA: Fine Art America, landscape photography, Mirrorless cameras, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, photo websites, skies, Sunrises, websites

• Featured and popular in my FAA pages: Creatures

  Thematic groups of artists at Fine Art America have honored a number of my photographs. Here I feature four of them.

  jwilce

  June 5, 2026

  #bees, #bird photography, #insects, #outdoor photography, #parks, #photography, #technological improvement, #wildlife photography, #wings, animal behavior, Arizona, art, art contests, bird photography, bird photos, FAA: Fine Art America, Gift ideas, goingpro, insect photography, Jigsaw puzzles, Mammals, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, photo websites, professionalism, websites, wildlife, wildlife photography

  large animal photos, wildlife photos, winged creatures, Winged flight

• Prints on sale

  I am letting you know about a 20% mark-down in the price of my prints, jim-wilce.pixels.com

  jwilce

  May 23, 2026

  #bird photography, #FlagstaffArizona, #nature, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #parks, #photoblog, #photography, #wildlife photography, #wings, Arizona, bird photography, bird photos, Birds On the Ground, FAA: Fine Art America, Flagstaff Parks, Gift ideas, Mirrorless cameras, outdoor photography, photo websites, wildlife photography

  #birds, #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, #publicspaces

• Woodpeckers at nest-hole

  Hairy Woodpeckers Busy At Nest Hole in Snag With her usual genius for showing me great shots or videos, my wife urged me to set up to shoot this pair of Hairy woodpeckers. As she said, filming them was easy because the two birds’ ins and outs were so predictable. Did they have eggs in…

  jwilce

  May 9, 2026

  #bird photography, #FlagstaffArizona, #nature, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photography, #technological improvement, #wildlife photography, #wings, Arizona, bird photography, bird photos, Ecology, Mirrorless cameras, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, photo websites, professionalism, snags, snags, videos, Videos, websites, wildlife, wildlife photography

  #birds, #getolympus, #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, Flagstaff

• Three water shots

  I have uploaded three photographs of water. These are among my best shots. Soon you can visit my WilcePhotos gallery, Water!

  jwilce

  April 26, 2026

  #bird photography, #FlagstaffArizona, #nature, #outdoor photography, #parks, #photography, #photonarratives, #technological improvement, #wildlife photography, bird photography, bird photos, Bosque del Apache, Flagstaff Parks, landscape photography, Mirrorless cameras, National Wildlife Refuges, New Mexico, outdoor photography, photo websites, rural America, Sunsets, websites

  #nature, #photography

• The Marvelous Blood Moon

  Like me, you might have been thrilled to see the total eclipse of the moon, turning it blood red. Wow! I got out of bed at 2:30 a.m. and took care of last minute things. I arrived at Lake Mary and began shooting at 4:00 I have blogged about the photographic results and my reflections…

  jwilce

  March 8, 2026

  #digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #gifts, #moon, #Moonsets, #nightsky, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #technological improvement, #technology, Arizona, art, goingpro, holiday gift ideas, holiday gifts, Mirrorless cameras, Mountains And Trees, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, Personal, Photo Editing, photo websites, professionalism, rural America, skies, Special effects, Stars, websites

  #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #publicspaces, blood moon, digital art, fine-art photography, Flagstaff, Flagstaff and vicinity, Lake Mary, lunar eclipse

• Photo-Editing: My Approach

  This post discusses what I have done with a single photo taken in Joshua Tree National Park. (To see all of my Joshua Tree photos click here.) To be honest, my editing is as much play as it is work! I admit, also, that I produce many versions of one photo and do not always…

  jwilce

  January 28, 2026

  #California, #digital cameras, #outdoor photography, #parks, #photoblog, #photography, #technological improvement, #technology, California, goingpro, landscape photography, light and shadow, Mirrorless cameras, Mountains, Mountains And Trees, National Parks, outdoor photography, panoramas, Photo Editing, photo websites, Photoshop, skies, Sotware, Special effects, Subscriber-only content

  #getolympus, #nature, #photography, #publicspaces, Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert, Southern California landscape photography

• A new photo taken in Joshua Tree National Park

  Visit my Joshua Tree National Park gallery for more photos like this, and a high definition version of this exact edit. Please subscribe to outdoorswithcamera to see special contents! I am preparing a this value-added post like this one for subscribers. Did I mention that subscribing is free?

  jwilce

  January 27, 2026

  #California, #digital cameras, #outdoor photography, #parks, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #technological improvement, California, goingpro, landscape photography, light and shadow, Mirrorless cameras, Mountains And Trees, National Parks, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, panoramas, panoramic art, Photo Editing, photo websites, Photoshop, skies

  #nature, #olympusphotography, #photography, #publicspaces, fine art photography, joshua trees in cactus family, light and color, Mojave Desert, national parks and monuments, rock formations, Southern California landscape photography

• Multiplying Bird Images

  Composite photographs sometimes unintended I have recently returned from a series of four trips, or three plus a major stop. I invite you to my latest WilcePhotos blog post for more information For you, here and now, I offer an image I love, in part because it sort of invented itself. Wha you see here…

  jwilce

  January 22, 2026

  #bird photography, #outdoor photography, #parks, #photography, #technology, #wildlife photography, #wings, Arizona, Arizona State Parks, bird photography, bird photos, California, goingpro, outdoor photography, Photo Editing, photo websites, Photoshop, rural America, wildlife photography

  #birds, #photography, #post-production, Arizona State Parks, Bill Williams River, composite images, editing with Lightroom, post-processing software

• Photo-Trip to Verde Valley Bears Fruit

  Two nights, three days In my latest blog post on WilcePhotos.com I share five photos that capture the power, the mystery, and the beauty of northern Arizona. That post, and this “meta-post” focus on Clarkdale, Cottonwood, and adjacent to the Verde Valley, up Oak Creek Canyon and its West Fork. Here are some of the…

  jwilce

  January 12, 2026

  #bird photography, #clouds, #digital cameras, #northern Arizona, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #raptors, #sunsets, #technological improvement, #wildlife photography, #wings, Arizona State Parks, bird photography, bird photos, Cloud Photography, goingpro, Mirrorless cameras, National Forest Service lands, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, Personal, Photo Editing, photo websites, professionalism, Verde Valley Arizona, websites, wildlife photography

  #Arizona, #getolympus, #nature, #northern Arizona, #photography, #publicspaces, bald eagle, Clarkdale Arizona, great blue heron, large birds, Oak Creek Canyon, red rocks, Sedona Arizona and vicinity, Verde Valley Arizona

• New blog on wilcephotos.com, plus photos only found here

  Please read my latest blog post at wilcephotos.com! There you will find how I have continued to pursue beauty– this time in Alaska– despite getting sick half-way through our cruise. And I explain Here are two photos not posted elsewhere, and one (the last of three) that is the original underlying one that IS posted.…

  jwilce

  September 16, 2025

  #bird photography, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #sunsets, #wildlife photography, #wings, Alaska, bird photography, bird photos, outdoor photography, Personal, photo websites, professionalism, websites, wildlife photography

  #fineartphotography, Alaska, Alaskan scenery, Birds of Alaska

• WilcePhotos post asks “What is a macro shot?”

  In my latest blog post I recognize “I am no epert in macro, but I am a learner— of late, mainly Amy Horn!I In my new blog post on WilcePhotos, I try to define macro photography. But in the end, for me, what matters is not the lens or a formal technique, but achieving the…

  jwilce

  August 16, 2025

  #digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #flowers, #gifts, #insects, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photography, #technological improvement, #technology, Arizona, goingpro, insect photography, macro photography, Mirrorless cameras, outdoor photography, Photo Editing, photo websites, Photoshop, professionalism, websites

  #getolympus, #insects, #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography

• Fresh new photos

  on my NextZen website Greetings friends and neighbors! I am regularly freshening the “Recently Added” photos on wilcephotos.com! In addition to the small versions blow, click the links in the caption to see the full versions. Buy the photo above (“Rays”), as a print or as a download Buy the photo above (“Spent”), print or…

  jwilce

  July 29, 2025

  #outdoor photography, #photography

  #Arizona, #northern Arizona, backyard wildlife, Flagstaff, Flagstaff AZ, nature photos, photo sites

• A gallery worth visiting (along with all the others in wilcephotos.com)

  “Human Made” in wilcephotos.com Check out the gallery if you like artistic visions of what humans have constructed and how these structures fit into the natural world! Examples in full size: Storm over county courthouse (Flagstaff AZ) Train “outrunning time” (Flagstaff) Korean Friendship Bell (San Pedro, CA) More from the Human Made gallery: Are you…

  jwilce

  June 23, 2025

  #outdoor photography, #photography, #Urban Landscapes

  #northern Arizona, #publicspaces, architecture, human-environment connection