Do you love to bring a camera with you when hiking? A small pocket camera, maybe your iphone camera, a dsl camera with a bag full of lenses and filters? It is very hard for me to only carry one camera when hiking. I usually use all of the above. Why? I’m a dork, probably. But I love to remember the places I have hiked to and go through them later. Some images are keepers and beautiful and some are just snapshots. Would you like to know how to shoot nature photography better – even with a point and shoot pocket camera? Arkansas nature photographer, Tim Ernst, has some great workshops lined up for this fall. I attended a weekend workshop several years ago and I am tempted to take another one. (click the link above for info on workshops)

Tim Ernst on the deck of Cloudland

Tim Ernst at Cloudland

On my recent trip to the Buffalo Region area of the Ozark mountains – I planned a visit to Ernst’s Buffalo River Gallery. I got to see giant canvas gallery-wrapped pieces of art from Ernst’s photography. I was lucky enough to see the workshop too. When I left I told Ernst that he was blessed. Blessed because of his talent. Blessed because of his family. Blessed because he is living in a beautiful area of our state. Blessed because of his beautiful view from Cloudland cabin.

I love to explore and use his guide books to find some of my adventures in Arkansas. Buy the books, then keep them in your car so they are never too far from your fingers when you are out driving. I own the (click on the book names to read more about each book) Arkansas Nature Lovers Guidebook, Arkansas Hiking Trails, Buffalo River Hiking Trails, Arkansas Dayhikes for Kids & Families, Swimming Holes of the Ozarks, Ozark Wildflower Guidebook, Buffalo River Handbook (plus the topo map that goes with this) and Arkansas Waterfalls Guidebook.

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