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Jimmy Chin shares his tips for taking memorable nature

pictures on your next national park trip.

Be camera- or

phone-ready

Grand vistas, details of a

plant—shoot whatever you

feel compelled to shoot, inspired

to shoot, with whatever tools you

have on hand. Be creative and

try an unexpected composition or

an angle other than your regular

standing, eye-level perspective.

Look for the

right light

With the sun low on the

horizon, features in a land-

scape cast long shadows, provid-

ing depth and layers. Just before

sunrise or just after sunset are

also beautiful times. The colors in

the landscape will look saturated

and moody.

Consider scale

I often put people in a vast

shot (a climber on a huge

wall or a hiker on a ridge

far away) to give context and a

sense of size. That being said, it’s

also okay to leave the viewer

wondering. You can even use it

to your advantage and make

abstract patterns interesting.

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