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Bear essentials - Article by Ian Middleton for EOS Magazine

Bear Essentials – EOS Magazine

Since 2015 , I have been privileged to visit and photograph the beautiful brown bears that roam the heavily forested country of Slovenia. This article was written for EOS Magazine and has just been published.

Jamnik church of Saints Primus and Felician at sunrise with the twin spires of Sveti Jost in the distance. This church is perched on a hill on the Jelovica Plateau, Slovenia.

Knowing your location

I went to Jamnik yesterday for sunrise because the clear outside app showed there would be fog. Sadly, there was no fog. However, local knowledge meant I could adapt and find something like this.

Multiple Shots – EOS Magazine

In 2021, I was privileged to be allowed to write an article for EOS Magazine, a quarterly published magazine aimed exclusively for owners of Canon cameras. The article was published in the April-June 2021 edition. Read the full article here.

Last light on Mount Storzic in the Kamnik Alps at sunset, seen from Jezero Črnava (black lake) in Preddvor, Gorenjska, Slovenia.

What to photograph on a sunny day

Clear blue skies are a landscape photographer’s nightmare. It’s hard to know what to photograph on a sunny day with just blue skies. But when you get them, you just have to work with it. More often than not, if you are patient and look hard enough, there is always something you can make out of it all.

Close up of Storzic mountain peak, part of the Kamnik Alps, Slovenia.

Best Light for Photography Outdoors

The best light for photography outdoors is after the rain. There is a clarity of light that you only get after a day or night of rain and everything clears.

Lone tree on a snow covered hill in prezganje in the Jance hills to the east of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Tree photography – how it can help you improve.

You might think that tree photography sounds a little boring, but you’d be surprised that, with a bit of work and persistence, not only can

An eye for detail in the rain

The little things count Tourist walking up the steps of Lake Bled’s island church on a rainy autumn morning, Slovenia. When it rains there are

Velesovo Monastery, a Dominican convent developed around the local church of the annunciation, in Adergas village in the municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Slovenia.

Time Blending – how to blend two moments in Photoshop.

Ever wanted your landscape to be lit in a very particular way? Only to find the light happens, but at different times? Well time blending is the way to go.