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Article Shooting the sun Jul 5. 2013 Better pictures Even though I consider sunrises and in particular sunsets as subjects more suitable for teenage bedroom posters than for fishing pictures, I have to admit that I have shot my fair part of them Shooting the sun	Article Shadows Nov 21. 2012 Better pictures Harsh shadows from a bright source like the sun are usually not very welcome in our images, and we often jump through hoops to avoid them. But how about making the shadows a part of the image, and maybe even the most important part? Read some photo tips here	Article Reflections Oct 30. 2012 Better pictures Well placed reflections can add tremendously to an otherwise ordinary picture, and since we often have the reflective surface: the water, why not utilize this more in our images. Read about reflections here
Article Fly pictures Feb 17. 2012 Better fishing pictures We feature a ton a fly pictures on this site and emphasize good quality in these pictures. This is an article about how to get the best shots of your flies. Get all the tips here	Article Close to the surface Jul 12. 2011 Better pictures Shooting pictures close to the surface can give an exciting perspective that will enhance the feeling of being near the water... literally! This is yet another chapter in our long series about taking better fishing pictures. Read the latest tips here	Article Shoot the weather Feb 12. 2010 Better pictures How do you frame wind? How is snow captured best? How do you protect your camera when you try to freeze a shower into a single image? No, it's not at all easy to get the impression of weather into that piece of mechanics and electronics we call a camera. Check out the pix and tips here
Article Pictures of nature Feb 10. 2010 Better pictures Don't forget that fishing is many other things than anglers, fish and casting. The animals we see, the landscapes, the flowers and all the little details. This article tells you how to get better nature photos.	Article Gear pictures Jun 14. 2009 Better pictures Martin maintains an archive of fly-fishing images together with a bunch of fishing friends. Nowadays it contains almost 12,000 images, and of those about 1,253 or more than 10% are tagged "gear". They take a lot of gear pictures. See some and learn how to get better equipment pics here.	Article Bent Rods Apr 2. 2009 Better pictures This might be considered a strange and kind of exotic photography subject to write a whole article about, but looking at the images that my fishing friends and I shoot, I can see that it's a very popular thing to shoot. As soon as a fish is hooked, we rush to the scene, and get quite a few bent rod pictures. Get the rod bent here
Article Waterscapes Feb 2. 2009 Better pictures Capturing the essence of the environment in which we fish can be tough. The vistas, the beauty, the clarity or the wildness of the water. How do we get all that into our cameras? This article in our Better Fishing Pictures covers the subject. Get ready for spring photography here.	Article Clear Water Feb 6. 2007 Better pictures We all love these shots of stunningly clear water. Streams, lakes even the ocean can appear almost ethereal in the way that the bottom is visible in your shot. How do you best shoot these images, which let's the freshness and clarity of the water come out in the final picture? Learn a bit here.	Article Casting pictures Jun 20. 2006 Better pictures If you look in casting books, ads for fly lines or just the odd fly fishing magazine, you will often see some fascinating pictures of casting. Lines forming the most beautiful arcs in the air, clearly illustrating one of the mesmerizing things about fly fishing: the beauty of the cast. Learn how to shoot casting in this article