outdoorswithcamera

photographic encounters with earth and sky and all the creatures that live there, plus what thoughts & feelings they inspire

50% Off Sale, Today Only

All Wilcephotos Ts Half Off At FAA Browse and shop HERE for your deeply discounted apparel featuring my photographs on Fine Art America Choose your style, your size, and your favorite photo, as seen below (sample only) See t’s with my photos of gorgeous subjects from birds (hummingbird, eagle) to landscapes (Sedona Red Rocks, San…

jwilce

November 14, 2023

holiday gift ideas, holiday gifts

#Arizona, #nature, #olympusphotography, #photography
art FOR YOU, &wilcephotos’ works featured on FAA

I am delighted to say this photo has been featured by three great Fine Art America groups— I thank Doug Norkum in particular. He administers both 1 and 3! Here is the story: My wife and I were on a delightful trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota. One day we ventured up Spearfish…

jwilce

November 6, 2023

#OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #parks, #photography, #technological improvement, #technology, Black Hills, FAA: Fine Art America, Fall colors, Gift ideas, holiday gift ideas, holiday gifts, Mirrorless cameras, Mountains, Northern Midwest, outdoor photography, Painting effects in Photoshop, Photo Editing, Photoshop, rural America, South, South Dakota, Waterfalls

#post-production, autumn, Black Hills, Fall colors, post-processing software, South Dakota, Spearfish Canyon, Special effects, Waterfalls
Grand Canyon Photograph

Plus words from my heart about the work of a photographer I am now a semi-professional photographer. I saw a ton of people at the Grand Canyon taking pix with cellphones. Those photos did not look like the one below. It is a photograph of a “reverse sunset,” looking eastward from Mather Point, South Rim,…

jwilce

October 17, 2023

#photography, Gift ideas, holiday gifts

#photography, #sunsets, #sunsets and sunrises, digital downloads, Gift ideas, Grand Canyon, holiday gifts
Make These Photos Your Special Holiday Gifts!

I would love for you to benefit from my recent photo journeys! See all the gifts based on my photos that are available at Fine Art America. Celebrating a special occasion at the Grand Canyon resulted in new photos to add to my Fine Art America collection, “Arizona Wonders.” Another special occasion saw me in…

jwilce

October 17, 2023

#colors, #northern Arizona, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #parks, #photography, #sunsets, #technological improvement, Arizona, Black Hills, FAA: Fine Art America, goingpro, holiday gift ideas, holiday gifts, Jigsaw puzzles, light and shadow, Mirrorless cameras, Northern Midwest, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, panoramic art, Photo Editing, rural America, South DFakota, Sunrises, Sunsets

#Arizona, #getolympus, #nature, #northern Arizona, #photography, #publicspaces, Gift ideas, Grand Canyon, holiday gifts, holidays, Red Rock Country
Natural Beauty of Western South Dakota

I think you will love the photos you see in our “South Dakota Sojourn” in September 2023 (my new collection/ gallery in Fine Art America). But just for you, I am offering these three photos as downloads, for $1.99 each. Please preserve my watermark if you download my photographs. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST in…

jwilce

September 30, 2023

#digital cameras, #nightsky, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #parks, #photography, #photonarratives, #technological improvement, #technology, #wildlife photography, animal behavior, Black Hills, FAA: Fine Art America, goingpro, Mammals, Mirrorless cameras, Northern Midwest, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, Photo Editing, professionalism, rural America, wildlife photography

#getolympus, #nature, #olympusphotography, #photography, #publicspaces, Animal eyes, Bear Butte State Park, Bison, Buffalo, South Dakota
Vote For Your Favorite Images in “Rainy Days” Contest (or Pink!)

Hi there! If you are a fan of RAIN and its subtle beauties, here is a contest for you. Members and non-members of Fine Art American can both vote! Click here to be taken to the contest page. Ah but wait! You can also vote in the contest called “Something WIth Pink“! Most of all,…

jwilce

September 10, 2023

#colors, #photography, #technological improvement, FAA: Fine Art America

#olympusphotography, #photography, #pinks
Butterfly season!

It is summertime here in Flagstaff, Arizona, and butterflies abound. As of today I have posted 18 of my beautiful butterfly photos to my business webpage on Fine Art America. Please shop as you browse! But because I so value my viewers and customers, here is one just for you. Download it for free (preserving…

jwilce

August 6, 2023

#butterflies, #colors, #FlagstaffArizona, #flowers, #insects, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photography, OM1 camera

#Arizona, #getolympus, #insects, #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, Flagstaff
Wow! My lightning photo featured by THREE FAA groups! Here it is, folks— you’ll find it for sale on Fine Art America. (The gorgeous version can be found by clicking the bold words above, but and here is a preview):

jwilce

July 30, 2023

#photography

Arizona monsoon, Fine Art America, lightning, lightning photos
“Silhouetted Birds In Flight” a great display on FAA! Here is your gateway to a free look at 78 wonderful photos! Many are of birds at sunset, backlit for stunning effect. Enjoy these. Yes, I have a couple up among them. And yes, I am a learner among photographers who posted the other 76— WOW!…

jwilce

July 28, 2023

#bird photography, light and shadow, silhouettes

#birds, #sunsets, birdsinflight, Fine Art America
New photos on FAA!

wilcephotos says, “please shop big or bug photos!” 😉 From big to bug: Deer and butterfly If you like these two photos, you’ll love the two similar pix I just posted. Click here for the Southwestern Azure and this one for the mule deer photos on Fine Art America. Please shop while you’re there!!

jwilce

July 22, 2023

#butterflies, #digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #flowers, #northern Arizona, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photography, #technological improvement, #wildlife photography, animal behavior, FAA: Fine Art America, goingpro, holiday gifts, insect photography, Mirrorless cameras, OM1 camera

#Arizona, #butterflies, #fineartphotography, #getolympus, #insects, #lepidoptera, #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, #wildlife photography, backyard wildlife, Fine Art America, Flagstaff, mule deer, tans
It’s great when other photographers notice!

Fine Art America (FAA) is a wonderful artists’ community. We photographers post our work there— and, often, to sell it. But the other reward for good work is the community’s recognition. It has warmed my heart to get such recognition! And by a variety of the marvelous groups in FAA. I have gathered some of…

jwilce

July 20, 2023

#bird photography, #butterflies, #FlagstaffArizona, #insects, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #sunsets, #wings, OM1 camera, panoramas, panoramic art, professionalism

#Arizona, #getolympus, #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, fineartamerica, Flagstaff
“A Butterfly Named Doris” revisited

In late 2021 I blogged about one of the glorious butterflies I’d photographed at Butterfly Wonderland in Scottsdale, Arizona. I have revisited the photo of “Doris longwing”, editing it in new ways, from scratch. Many products incorporating this photo are for sale h!ere. While you’re there, see what other photos of mine are for sale!…

jwilce

July 9, 2023

#butterflies, #digital cameras, #insects, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #wings, FAA: Fine Art America, insect behavior, insect photography, Mirrorless cameras, Photo Editing, professionalism

#Arizona, #butterflies, #butterflyphotography, #getolympus, #insects, #olympusphotography, #photography
FAA “Birds” Contest

FIne Art America sponsoring “Birds” art contest I think you will love browsing through all of the submissions to this Fine Art America contest. The “Birds” contest has 1219 images! Most are photographs, but some are other artistic media. Voting (restricted to FAA members) ends in two days. After that, the set of contest images…

jwilce

June 25, 2023

#bird photography, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #parks, #photoblog, #photography, #technology, #wildlife photography, #wings, Arizona, bird photography, bird photos, FAA: Fine Art America, Mirrorless cameras, outdoor photography, rural America, Uncategorized, wildlife photography

#Arizona, #BillWilliamsRiver, #birds, #getolympus, #nature, #olympusphotography, #photography, BillWilliamsRiverNationalWildlifeRefuge, DeadhorseStateParkArizona
Photos and Father

Suggestions from WilcePhotos/ Fine Art America Option #1: Father Sky What more appropriate theme for Father’s Day than photos displaying the beauty, power, and majesty of Father Sky! Click here to see gift possibilities in my collection “Dawn Skies.” Option 2: Cheer Your Father Up With Creatively Named Photos that will make him chuckle Does…

jwilce

June 16, 2023

#clouds, #nightsky, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #technology, FAA: Fine Art America, outdoor photography

#getolympus, #gifts, #olympusphotography, #photography, Father's Day, Fathers Day, Photo gifts
WilcePhotos Sells Landscape!

Wow, someone in California just bought a 36×12″ print of a photo I took while visiting my hometown, Claremont. Here is the announcement on Fine Art America! Given my goal, of re-branding myself and my work, emphasizing landscape photographs, this is very encouraging. Thank you so much for your encouragement! A gift for you now—…

jwilce

May 24, 2023

#bird photography, #clouds, #digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #northern Arizona, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photography, #technological improvement, Arizona, FAA: Fine Art America, goingpro, Mirrorless cameras, Mountains, outdoor photography, San Francisco Peaks

#Arizona, #getolympus, #landscapephotography, #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, #wilcephotos, emotional photographs, Flagstaff, storm clouds