Another site that I studied was the International Alliance for Panographic Photography. This is an organization that produces some of the most respected pano shots in the world. It drew me in because there were pano shots that I thought were similar to my style. One particular pano photo which I enjoyed was one by photographer Tracy Valleau. She took a pano photo of Zion national park. This area is like desert filled mountain ranges that have a beautiful western landscape. I interested me because I Had drove through the Zion area and saw some potential for pano photographs. I recently went on vacation to Lake Powell. This was the most breathtaking scenery I had ever seen. The contrasting red dirt with the enormous mountain ranges gave me a feeling like I was at the Grand Canyon. We explored a sacred site at Lake Powell called Rainbow Bridge. It is supposed to be one of the worlds eight wonders. This place reminds me of some of the pictures taken in the alliance's panos. I picked up a couple of tricks and tips that they use also like knowing where to get a tripod for cheap or renting a certain camera to save money. Maybe one day I can travel the world and shoot nice panos all day. That wou1d be cool.

Jim Brandenburg is just one of those photographers that keeps blowing me away with his photography. I learned about Brandonburg two semesters ago when professor Small showed us a quick clip. Since then, his photos have interested me in many ways. While researching him on the Internet I came across a series of photos that he took featuring wolves in the wild. It was extremely amazing that he gets so close to these particular animals. This type of animal is usually aggressive so it would be difficult to get good photos of them. He must use a camera with a huge lens because he gets these really detailed photos of his subjects. It's so cool how he captures emotion in his photographs. This is a technique that is hard to achieve photographing animals. I learned that you simply have to be patient and wait for the right time. Wolves have always been of interest to me because they are so much like wild dogs. I am a dog lover. Its amazing how wolves can be so dangerous and yet so loving amongst themselves. I learned an enormous amount just watching how Brandonburg works.

Aerial photography

In studying many different types of photography I ran into airial landscapes. I thought that this style of photographs were partiocularly interesting because of the dufferent style landscapes that they depict. Unlike traditional landscapes there are not really any landscape there. Instead they are usually photos of clouds or sky shots. This type of photography makes me feel like I'm sky diviong or falling from the sky. I liked this photo of the sky while a person took the photo from the wing of his or her flight. This style of photography helped me learn to open my imagination toward new angles and macros.